The Book Thief Family Quotes

Families can be like anchors during tough times. They keep you grounded and make sure that you keep it together when rough waters hit. No matter the challenge they will support you and make sure you are on top of your game. Even at your lowest point, they will pick you up. That’s what family is there for. A perfect example of this can be found in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief and Peg Kehret’s Abduction. The Book Thief is about girl named Liesel who is adopted by a foster family in Germany, (while Hitler is the ruler) who must grow up with challenges such as learning to read, figuring out why her mother gave her up, and hiding a Jew. Abduction is a novel about a girl named Bonnie whose brother is kidnapped by his father and she must try her hardest to stay strong while trying to save her brother’s life. Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, and Peg Kehret’s Abduction, while having numerous differences, are very similar in craft moves and theme.

When Liesel went to the Huberman's house, Hans had the ability to speak to her in a way she would not feel rejected or lonely with them. When Hans and Liesel used to practice their reading and writing they start developing a deep bond. Rosa was more strict and she used to get really mad for everything, that is why Liesel did not feel confident whenever she did something or speak to Rosa. After a while Liesel understands the way Rosa was, so they become closer together. When Max arrived to the Huberman’s house is when Rosa and Liesel started to develop their bond because when he woke up after being sick Rosa went to the school and yell at Liesel just to make everyone believe she was mad at Liesel, but in reality she went to give her some great

“ “You know something?’ Hans said. He leaned toward the fire ‘Liesel’s actually a good little reader herself.’ Max lowered the book. ‘And she has more in common with you than you might think.” Papa checked that Rosa wasn’t coming. ‘She likes a good fist fight, too.’ (page 218)” Liesel does in-fact have many things in common with Max. There is this one similarity that links them together. They both have nightmares about their families. When they told each other about their nightmares, there was a bond created between them.

Markus Zusak ended up rewriting the first 90 pages of The Book Thief 200 times before it was published. This book is about a young German girl named Liesel Meminger who has to move suddenly to Germany to live with a new family, and a new mother, Rosa. Markus Zusak's The Book Thief contains many memorable characters. However, the character that is the most memorable is Rosa Hubermann because she has a very distinct personality.

Some people perceive kindness in different ways as what they might think seems nice, could be harmful to others. When Liesel tries to communicate with Max, she does not pause to think that such an action would put her and Max in danger. On page 513, the book narrates “He cried as the soldiers came and a small collection…Standing, he was whipped”. It was Max who was the one whipped by the soldiers because they saw Liesel hugging and talking to him. Max’s life was placed in danger because Liesel thought she was being kind by talking to him. It is understandable that she wanted to communicate with Max after a long time of not seeing him, but the manner in which she conveyed her emotions to him was too obvious to the soldiers watching. Had Rudy not been quick on his feet to go and help her, she would’ve been punished more for speaking with Max. In addition to the immediate damage done, other people who witnessed the situation would think that Liesel’s family was sympathetic to Jews, something not considered good at that time. The long term consequences of Liesel’s stubbornness to speak with Max set an even deeper impression to when Hans gave the bread to the Jews and therefore puts her and her family in more danger. This is another example of Liesel’s stubbornness, or perceived kindness, which place her and others’ lives in danger.

In a way, Liesel and Max give each other purpose. Max needs Liesel to brighten his life with stories from the outside world and to bring him the energy of youth. Liesel benefits from Max because she learns a lot about suffering and he is someone with whom she identifies. They both rely on each other for comfort, friendship, and trust. They quickly become good friends. They share their nightmares because they are the only ones that can relate to one another,. Max has left his family and Liesel has lost her brother. Sharing their misfortunes the two become connected through sharing their souls and the printed word. Liesel teaches Max that he can express his scrappy personality through words "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I

The Book Thief opens in a manner which is interesting to the reader with the storyteller who ends up being Death himself. In the Book Thief, the writer Zusak makes a magnificent story through the eyes of Death. Death is the storyteller of the Book Thief. He in a manner is at first scornful with a dorky comical inclination , yet as the novel advances and WW2 propels , he communicates exhaustion and regrets about needing to gather such a large number of souls. My first contention is that Death offers an exceptional and distinctive methodology regarding the matter of portraying the story. He is depicted as an Omniscient First-individual perspective in the story. My second contention is that Death can anticipate and indicate vital occasions of key characters in the book.

Over time, they find things that draw them together and they become close friends. This is amazing because at the time Germans were completely against Jews and the only thing most of them wanted for them was for them was to be sent to concentration camps. Sharing the fact that they both “lost” their families, they realize that both have misfortunes, but they also realize that they can never give up. Eventually, they overcome their fears and nightmares. Liesel also teaches Max that he can express how he feels about everything through words. Liesel and Max both had some kind of a passion for reading and writing which created another strong bond. In times of hardship, they were both the quiet man, and the outgoing girl that were able to support each

Liesel discovers that by educating herself, she has the capability to allow herself to survive her desperate circumstances, while developing bonds with others. Liesel has gone through a lot and been in desperate circumstances. She uses her books as a way to persevere, she discovers the “book [with] silver writing on it,”(pg 21) it represents the end of a phase and a beginning of a new one. Liesel quickly adapts to reading, to mourn the loss of her brother, since she found the book where they buried her him. During the book burning, there is an opportunity for Liesel to retrieve more books, “the book thief [has] struck,” (pg 22) for the first time.

Hans first shows love and compassion towards Liesel, when she had first came to 33 Himmel street. It was Hans who sat with her every night because he understood that she was having nightmares and she had just lost her brother and would no longer see her family.. It took Liesel some time to finally open up and start showing love and compassion to Hans who she called “Papa”. Hans and Liesel’s relationship wasn’t like anyone else’s. Papa had introduced so many things to Liesel, Hans was Liesel’s first friend. Hans asked Liesel to keep a secret and it was about Max living inside of their home, but not only he was a Jew.

“A DEFINITION NOT FOUND IN THE DICTIONARY- Not leaving: an act of trust and love, often deciphered by children.” - Markus Zusak, The Book Thief. This line in the book really caught my attention while reading the Book Thief, because I thought that it really emphasized the topic of family. The Book Thief had many times where family was displayed. They express family through all the trust and love that they have with each other. The Hubermann family, the Steiner family and the Holtzapfel family are examples of families that all went through tragic and suffering times. But because they had each other and their family members, they got through those times.

Now this is the story of how Liesel’s life got flipped, turned upside-down. And I’d like to take a minute; just sit right there. I’ll tell you how she became a princess in a town called Molching. Ok, the story is way too dark to be making Fresh Prince of Bel Air references.

Family is a very important part of everyday life. It helps with improving children’s ability to live a good life. Family teaches the value of family, confidence, and gives you the components to have success in life. Family comes with benefits, for example you have the ability to be yourself, you are free of all stress, and you can be comfortable because your are accepted for what you are no matter what. In Ransom’s novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children shows how when dealing with problems family is there to encourage you, and help you get through them. Each time Jacob is in a rough spot he has family there to bring him love and happiness.

In both Fahrenheit 451 and The Book Thief the two main characters had many similarities. Both of the main characters, Guy Montag and Liesel Meminger, discover the importance of books and knowledge and over time develop new characteristics. In Fahrenheit 451 the main character , Guy Montag, had a job to burn all the books reported to the firemen. Guy Montag was a normal oblivious person in society until one day he met a girl, an old woman and an old man named Faber who revealed that the world had so much more and it all lied in books and curiosity.

In The Book Thief, a novel by Markus Zusak, examples of unconventional love is shown towards Liesel through the actions of the characters Max, IIsa, and Rosa in many ways throughout the novel. To begin with, Max shows an example of unconventional love towards Liesel by leaving Hubermann’s basement in order to protect the safety of Liesel and her family. One day in Molching, there is a parade of Jews marching through miserable condition that are transporting to the concentration camp. An older Jewish man keeps falling and Hans, out of a crowd of abusive Germans, offers the man a piece of bread and the man thanks him. This creates fear that the Nazi’s will come and search their house, where they are hiding a Jew, Max. During that night, “Max Vandenburg [walks] up Himmel Street with a suitcase full of food and warm clothes” (Zusak 816). Max makes a decision that he is going to leave the Hubermann’s house in order to avoid putting Liesel’s family in danger. This represents his love for Liesel and her family because even though it hurts Liesel that Max is leaving, he is doing it for her protection. Before Max leaves the Hubermann’s house, Max and Han’s make an arrangement that they are going to meet in the forest in four days. When Han arrives at the destination they have planned to meet at, Han’s discovers a note under a rock from Max. Han picks up the note from Max that reads “You’ve done enough” (819). This message from Max represents that he refuses to receive any more help