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Death Ends The Book Thief Analysis

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I think that death ends The Book Thief by saying, “I am haunted by humans,” because of the hatred and malice that humans possess. Firstly, on page 491, death describes how he was the one who served Hitler most faithfully, since he was always collecting millions of souls during Hitler’s reign, simply because there were some people that Hitler disliked and thought should be killed. This shows how hostile the human race can be, proving death’s point. Another detail that supports this statement is the Jew parades. The Jewish people are led through the town, on their way to Concentration Camps, and if any townsperson tries to offer help to them, they are brutally whipped and beaten, while other Nazi supporters stand on the sidewalks and cheer and

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