Rosa Hubermann Quotes

No matter the circumstance, one should always analyze the good in the current

situation. The same relates to the novel, The Book Thief. The author, Markus Zusak,

does a remarkable job in showcasing how the characters made the best of the worst.

Liesel’s interest in reading books has been of great benefit to her and even in some

cases, others. Rosa Hubermann was initially portrayed as a character who is always

grumpy and rude to Liesel. As the novel progressed, the positive changes in Rosa are

quite evident. Through the perspective of a young child, Rudy is able to show that he

has not been influenced by his surroundings and stands by what he believes is right. In

the novel, the violent Nazi era has a tremendous impact on improving

There was a lot in it, stored up, high in miles of hidden shelving” (532). Not

only this, but “[Rosa] was a Jew feeder without a question in the world on a man’s first

night in Molching. And she was an arm reacher, deep into a mattress, to deliver a

sketchbook to a teenage girl”(532). From a character who has the overseeing

perspective, Death has analyzed that Rosa is not entirely rude throughout the course of

the novel. When Rosa gives Jewish folks the food, she is shown as a caring and non-

judgemental character in the novel. As the novel reaches the end, the reader can

conclude that Rosa is not a bad person, but has not been able to express her true

feelings. In conclusion, Rosa is one of many characters that has been positively

affected due to the setting in Nazi, Germany.

Rudy is another character that has been unquestionably impacted by the World

War 2 setting. His personality develops as he is able to distinguish between right and

wrong. He is one of the characters who does not differentiate himself from others nor

does he discriminate. When the reader found out that Jesse Owen is his idol, he says,

“‘I was being Jesse Owens.’ He answered as though it was the most natural thing