The London Times EDITORIAL: “THE BOOK THIEF” CRITIQUED By: Jenna Jarosinski “You are going to die” (6). The scary and dreadful truth stated by none other than the only inevitable event of our lives—Death. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is an emotional story about a young girl named Liesel Meminger living in Nazi Germany. This young adult novel features Liesel’s coming of age and her perspective of World War II/Holocaust Germany, as narrated by Death. A novel narrated by Death? Surprisingly, that’s
December 2015 Bringing Hope and Strength Langston Hughes wrote “Hold fast to dreams for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow,” emphasizing that dreams give strength to humans when they need it most. (Hughes) In The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak, the characters of the story, especially the Hubermann family need strength. Set in Nazi Germany, the family is hiding a Jewish man and trying to survive day to day life. Crushed under the weight of guilt and doubt, the characters need
power. Either written or spoken, words can both enlighten and damage people. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak demonstrates this theme to a great extent. In such a horrible war as World War Two, words contained just as much power as the Nazis themselves. Everyone was affected by the words written and spoken around them. Liesel Meminger was so strongly affected by words in the novel The Book Thief. Ever since her first book titled The Gravedigger’s Handbook, Liesel has been astounded by the written word
when Nazi Germany emerged from the ashes of WWI and ordered the extermination of millions of Jews, Gypsies, and other “unwanted” social groups and oppressing others. However, not all Germans showed unflinching support to the Nazis. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak describes the story of Liesel Meminger and her family who are non-Nazi Germans, a social minority in Germany at the time. They passively resist, until Liesel realizes the actions of Hitler and his government and begins to actively confront
title “The Book Thief” you would instantaneously connect it with a person stealing a book, it is. It is about Liesel Meminger who had developed a great love for books and words, because of this great love and passion for it, she stole books, books that made her who she was. But, Liesel is not the only one who is a book thief, Death, in a way, is also a book thief for he took Liesel’s book; her own book entitled The Book Thief, to be precise. However, The Book Thief is not all about books, stealing
themselves many times throughout The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak. This novel follows the life of the main character Liesel Meminger as she adapts to her new life while trying to survive in World War II Germany. Throughout the novel, Liesel and many others discover that one of the only ways to thrive is by stealing. By doing this, the definition of what stealing really means is questioned due to the actions of certain characters. In The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak, the theme of thievery is brought
such person is Markus Zusak and his novel “The Book Thief.” Zusak uses imagery to illustrate a young girl’s life in the readers’ heads. This young girl, Liesel, witnesses many tragedies and joyful moments. One purpose of the book is to give a glimpse into the life of Nazi-Germany; in order to do this, the better quality imagery used, the more involving the story will become. Imagery is formed by illustrative words used so that the reader gets a desired effect. In the Book Thief, Zusak says: “There
“When death tells a story you really have to listen.” The Book Thief , by Australian author Markus Zusak, is a fictional novel about a young German girl name Liesel Meminger . The novel is written from the view of death itself, Death views Liesel, otherwise known as the Book Thief, throughout her life in Nazi Germany. The scenes are set in Germany during 1939 through 1943. Liesel comes into the story on a train ride, where Death cascades in and retrieves her brother, to Himmel Street in Molching
The Book Thief is a novel written by Markus Zusak. The book belongs to the genre of Novel-Historical Fiction and Roman. Markus Zusak is a 40-year old Australian writer. He is best known for The book Thief and The massenger, two novels for young adults. Both books have been international best sellers. Markus won the annual Margaret Edwards Award (an american literary award) in 2014 for his contribution to young-adult literature published in the US. The book tells how life was during the Second World
In Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief, he utilizes various literary devices to describe the journey of a young girl, Liesel Meminger, during the second World War. By integrating these literary devices, Zusak displays a deeper meaning to the life of Liesel. The usage of these devices not only highlights the most momentous events in the story line, but assists the author in drawing in the audience emotionally, causing his readers to invest themselves deeply and care for the characters and their lives