Examples Of Courage In The Book Thief

The Book Thief film does not do the book justice. This is because many scenes were skipped over and not shown in the film. Some scenes that were not shown in the film were when Lisel and Rudy stole with their groups, Liesel and Max's nightmares, and finally when Max gives Liesel a handwritten book. These scenes changing or not being shown take away from the book and do not show the true themes in this story. SECTION HEADER

The Book Thief takes place in Germany during the reign of Adolf Hitler. When Hitler invaded Poland, France and Britain declared war on Germany, formally starting World War II. The Holocaust occurred during World War II in Nazi Germany; it was the deliberate murder of over six million Jews, and millions of others were traumatized by unrelenting treatment in concentration camps. There are numerous types of people in the world; one group presents ferocious qualities, and another group presents exemplary qualities; however, there are also people that balance both qualities. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Zusak demonstrates the theme of beauty and brutality in human nature through the characters of Liesel Meminger, Hans Hubermann, and Rosa Hubermann.

Muhammad Khan Ms. Trasolini ENG2D0-I Thursday, April 9th, 2015 Characters Overcoming Adversities in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief Almost everyone in life faces adversity, they also find ways to overcome it which makes them a better person. In the novel The Book Thief written by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger’s life is in the middle of the Holocaust. After unfortunate events, Liesel is shown moving to a foster home in Molching, Germany. Her life changes completely as it was never before. Liesel Meminger, Max Vandenburg, and Rudy Steiner all go through different types of adversities and they find ways to overcome them.

One lesson in the book that I feel Jem learns as a part of growing up is moral courage. Atticus once told Jem that “courage is [not] a man with a gun in his hand. It 's when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” Jem had always seen bravery as important and often tried to show the courage in him but only learnt about what moral courage really was through a series events that took place in the book.

(Turkle) This also brings a sense of shame to the readers because the boy is reaching out to his father but receives a lack of empathy in return. Turkel uses this strategy to get her audience to seek for a change in society by pulling at their

The Book Thief is narrated by Death. Throughout the book he makes casual remarks about his job, but occasionally he puts the casual talk on hold, and that is when one can infer that he cares about something. Rudy Steiner was a talented boy, from running around a track, to soccer, to memorizing facts about ancient beings, he was the best of the best, and what is hard to like about that? Nearly all the time, death is associated with all objects depressing.

Hans Hubermann, Liesel’s foster father, helped Jewish people in whatever way he could. When a Jewish shop named Kleinmann’s was vandalized, Hans asked the owner if he needed any help cleaning up, and promised to come back the next day and paint his door, which he did (Zusak 181-182). Hans delayed applying to the Nazi party because he didn’t agree with their beliefs, and by helping the owner he was put under more suspicion, however he felt that it was a proper action and didn’t allow danger to stop him. In addition to Hans act of kindness, the Hubermanns took a Jew named Max into their care, and allowed him to stay with them to be safe. In a book overview, Tabitha Hall observes, “Though not Jewish, Liesel and her foster parents struggle as they keep their Jewish friend hidden…” (“Overview: The Book Thief”).

Courage has gone through many changes. It has been altered throughout races, cultures, religions, sex, and time. However, the core values of courage has always remained parallel. It is difficult to explain in words the meaning of courage, like describing a color, but everyone knows what courage is, how it feels, and how to perform it. In Harper Lee’s

A sacrifice can happen in many different ways for your family or simply for a friend. Either way a sacrifice can show someone what they truly hold dearly to themselves. Markus Zusak shows that there are many examples of characters sacrificing objects for their family in The Book Thief. A character whose sacrifices stood out to me was Hans Hubermann when he gave up his cigarettes to buy Liesel books for Christmas. Hans Hubermann makes many sacrifices for his family to provide to theme with happiness.

In some cases he accepts a few cigarettes in exchange for his services and other times he gets nothing. Also in the novel, Hans tries to give a piece of bread to a dying Jew. By doing this he is putting himself in a very vulnerable position just to help a person who he does not know.

Suffering with the Loss of Humanity One can learn a great deal about life whilst looking through the eyes of another. Literature greatly teaches by the use of various characters. One unusual character that is personified in many works is Death. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Death narrates the adventures of the main character, Liesel Meminger, while exemplifying the underlying themes of suffering which leads the audience through the heart-wrenching story using historical evidence as well as personal analysis to impact each reader differently.

Humans lie and steal without hesitation to survive. That is how man is. However, human nature does not allow for cruelty to exist without the other end of the spectrum - kindness. In his novel, The Book Thief, Markus Zusak reveals the extreme malice possible in humans, along with the tenderness that stems from it. In times of hate and paranoia in Nazi Germany, ones who live morally are rare.

Liesel trusted her papa even more after this encounter, Hans knew to keep this a secret to protect Liesel’s feelings. With all the negativity and poorness in Hans’ life, he would have been expected to respond negatively, but in reality, Hans did the complete opposite. Hans Hubermann showed his morals, a comforting essence, and trustworthiness despite living under horribly negative conditions. Under the tireless regime of Adolf Hitler, Hans clung to his personal beliefs. He did this in several ways, he helped two Jews, and helped Liesel develop into a better person.

The Tale of Knowing Your Licked Before You Begin but Beginning Anyway Editorial by Suzan Sinjari Literature is living a thousand lives and a literature fair is living a thousand more. In a literature fair, you see the work of others your exploring the inside of their mind not yours. The work of a period 2 and 4 grade 10 English class was used in a literature fair where it changed the way the students saw the themes in books in the view of their class mates. While exploring a literature, fair I saw the work of a student named Lyric Eden Davis. Her work was on courage.

The Book Thief revolves around Hans and Rosa Hubermann, Rudy Steiner, Max Vandenburg, and the infamous ten-year-old book thief, Liesel Meminger. The setting is Himmel Street, Germany during World War II and the narrator is Death, who busily runs to and fro taking souls and stumbles upon the Book Thief’s very own handwritten book. Though Death might not be the narrator someone would think fit to be point of view for the book, he manages to catch and describe the beauty and destruction of war whilst telling the stories of the people living on Himmel Street. Along with Markus Zusak’s captivating writing, he will tell an unforgettable story set during the Holocaust from the views of a Jew on the run and four Germans while a war wages on. Whereas other authors would prefer writing from the victim’s perspective during the war, Markus Zusak gives insight on the Germans that had no choice but to grudgingly obey throughout Hitler’s rule.