The Book thief and it’s crazy relationship with relationships Have you ever had a relationship with ups and downs, well Liesel and her family have quite a story to tell you. “ The Book Thief” written by Marcus Zusak, is a story about Liesel, a girl who was just brought into a foster family. They lived in a small town in Nazi Germany. She wanted to learn how to read so her new papa tried to teach her with a book she had stolen from her recently deceased brother's funeral. She then made friends with the next door neighbor, Rudy. Rudy and Liesel became the best of friends, they would always compete in games together. A couple years after Liesel's arrival an unexpected Jewish visitor named Max came knocking at the Huberman's door. He was brought in with open arms. He and Liesel found that they had similar backgrounds, which strengthened their relationship throughout the story. Relationships can be the most rewarding and the most painful; you …show more content…
Her Mama, Papa, Rudy. Most of her neighbors as well. She is feeling immense pain and heartbreak as she doesn't believe what just happened . This develops her character making her look crazy. not believing they are dead and it\not comprehending right away.” and the conflict of her losing her family and her friends and not being able to do anything about it. She said “That’s my mama. That’s my papa. The words were stapled to her ’they’re not moving,’ she said quietly. ‘ They’re not moving’. Perhaps if she stood still long enough, it would be they who moved, but they remained motionless for as long as Liesel did.”( Knopf 536) When she thinks that maybe they will move if she stays still long enough. That is her being in shock and trying not to feel the pain and sadness of losing the family she loved. She established an extraordinary bond with the Huberman's. The connection between them makes this loss so much more deep and
Throughout the novel, Rudy always asked Liesel for a kiss and she turned him down every time. When she saw him dying in the aftermath of the bombing he was about to tell her that he loves her, but he passes away in the middle of saying that he did. After he passes away in Liesel’s arms, she started to cry and told him to kiss her, unable to accept the fact that he was dead. This shows the theme because asking her to kiss him and her saying no she realized that she took him for granted and didn’t realize how much she actually liked him. Liesel did carry on and she shared her story and many years later she found Max and they reunited.
Hans Huberman was Liesel’s foster dad. He taught her how to read and write and also showed her generous love and care. “Possibly the only good to come out of these nightmares was that it brought Hans Hubermann, her new papa, into the room, to soothe her, to love her. He came every night and sat with her” (Zusak 36). His love is what brought her through all the rough times.
Liesel’s foster family and friends that she grown to appreciate are all decimated by a bomb. Shocked by the sudden loss of everyone she used to love, Liesel weeps and faints. Those moments are times when both the audience and principle characters truly understand the significance of death, and with further thought, realize that there have always been signs of death on display
She’s kind, and she looks out for herself. Liesel’s deep care and love for those around her captivates Death, makes him see the beauty humans
Another character who represents a loss of innocence is Rudy Steiner, Liesel's best friend. Rudy is a young boy who dreams of becoming an Olympic athlete, but he is constantly reminded of his place in society as a poor German boy. He is exposed to the violence and brutality of war when he witnesses the bombing of Molching, and he is later forced to join the Hitler Youth, where he is indoctrinated with Nazi ideology. This experience changes him, and he becomes more cynical and disillusioned with the world around him. Finally, the character of Hans Hubermann also represents a loss of innocence in the book.
Liesel is alone and grieving over the loss of her brother and mother, and afraid of this new place and people that she didn’t know. When her brother died, she experienced a couple of stages of grief. The first was denial, and the second was depression. On page 23, Liesel and her mother buried her little brother. Liesel was denying his death and did this: “Her knees entered the ground.
Liesel has realized she must respect the man who was the reason for her and her entire families suffering. She has realized she officially has lost her home, that she is completely isolated from the community. “It was quite a sight seeing an eleven year old girl try not to cry on church steps, saluting fuhrer”(Zusak 115). After losing all of these emotionally wrecking things Liesel learns and understands she needs to keep going forward. She refuses to give up she although times are rough manages to think, it could be worse.
Both these protagonists happen to be political refugees avoiding Nazi persecution: Liesel’s parents were Communists and Max is a Jew. Max and Liesel alike have recurring nightmares about the last time they saw their families and these help Max and Liesel link themselves in areas where no one would understand their pain due to the loss of their family. Unlike most relationships theirs is based on their similar past and personalities as well as unspoken understanding along with the trust for each other. These similarities form a strong bond between Max and Liesel and this makes “The Standover Man”, a book compiled by Max using pages from “Mein Kampf” important, as Max helps Liesel realize that the power of words can be used to delight as well as harm others. “The best standover man I’ve ever known is not a man at all...”, a line within “The Standover Man” implies that Max believes that Liesel and he need each other and this friendship is unique to both of
- Liesel, knowing the outcome of running through a stream of Jews, wanted to find Max and see him for the last time before he would disappear for years. She wanted to see him and thank him for everything he 's done for her; the stories, the fun times they 've had. She willingly put herself in a bad situation because she loves him, and she knows that he loves her too. She knew that if Max saw her, it would make him the happiest
He also left his family to hide, and got the Hubermanns help, putting them at risk, which left him with guilt. Liesel's background was also hard. She lost her father, brother, and her mother. She had to move into a new family,
This transition represents that Liesel has begun to give up her
Papa’ She must have said it a hundred times as she hugged him in the kitchen and wouldn’t let go” They have always had a strong bond, even when she first moved to Himmel street. For example, on page 35 it shows that it only took Liesel a short period of time before she was able to trust Hans. It says “Fifteen passed till they were able to coax her from the car. It was the tall man who did it.”
The 2013 film The Book Thief directed by Brian Percival is based Markus Zusak’s 2005 novel. The film, set during World War II in Germany, follows the story of 11-year-old Liesel Memminger. Liesel’s mother is forced to give up Liesel for adoption because she is a Communist and Liesel then goes to live with her adoptive parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann in Molching, Germany. On the train ride to her new parents’ house, Liesel’s younger brother Werner passes away. This is when we become aware of the narrator of the film, who is Death.
Liesel and her father’s relationship grows each and every day they are together. She feels comforted by his presence. “Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father’s eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver… Upon seeing those eyes, understood that Hans Hubermann was worth a lot,” (Zusak Ch 6).
In front of the whole nation, she ran up to Max and hugged him tight. She knew the people would not support her, and rather turn their back at her, but Liesel valued justice more than the atmosphere in German. Liesel’s bravery shows the readers how much she truly loved Max, and she cared about him more than just a Jew hiding in her basement. And the significant part of this scene is a hug. A warm hug