What is the plot summary of The Book Thief?
The Book Thief is a story narrated by a compassionate Death who tells us about Liesel, a girl growing up in Germany during World War II. She steals books, learns to read, and finds comfort in words. She and Max, the Jew her family protects, are the only main characters that survive the war.
Why did Liesel and Rudy steal apples?
Because of wartime rationing, Rudy and Liesel rarely have enough to eat and are hungry all the time. They fall in with a gang of kids who steal apples from an orchard on the outskirts of town.
What are some symbols in The Book Thief?
The Book Thief Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
- The Accordion. The accordion starts off as a symbol of hope and comfort.
- Adolph Hitler, The Swastika, and The Nazi Flag. Hitler and the Nazi Party used mass communication, like radio, film, and print, to involve the German people in carrying out the Holocaust.
- Books.
Who did Liesel marry in The Book Thief?
Samantha McLaughlin In an interview, Markus Zusak stated that Liesel did not marry Max, although many readers still ‘believe’ she did. 🙂 And my guess is that she ended up in Australia because of the person she married or maybe her writing career…
What is the name of the second book Liesel steals?
The second book Liesel steals is called The Shoulder Shrug.
What happened to Liesel when she saw the mayor’s wife?
Liesel knows the mayor’s wife saw her stealing the book, and she’s paranoid. Nope, Death tells us that she was, indeed, seen by the mayor’s wife, but the woman is “just waiting for the right moment” (22.36) to let her know. One day, Liesel goes to the mayor’s house without Rudy.
What were Hans two mistakes?
What are Hans Hubermann’s “two mistakes” with regards to his standing with the Nazi party, and what are the two things that ultimately save him from those mistakes? Offering to paint over a swastika on the door of a Jewish store and he tells a man at the NSDAP that he would never join the party.
How many kids does Liesel have?
He reveals that Liesel died “just yesterday,” at an old age, far from Himmel Street in a suburb of Sydney. She had three children and many grandchildren, as well as lots of friends, but always remembered Hans, Rosa, Rudy, and her brother.
How does Liesel react when Rosa gets fired by the mayor’s wife *?
When the mayor’s wife offers her the book, Liesel declines, and says she is content to read a few pages each time she delivers the laundry. Outraged, Liesel screams at Frau Hermann, telling her to get over the death of her son, and throws the book at her feet.
What did death find painful about his duties?
What did Death find painful about his duties? His curiosity got the better of him, and stood and watched Liesel. Her little brother, Werner, died. What tragedy struck Liesel’s family while aboard the train?
Why is Liesel afraid to pick up wash from the mayor’s wife?
The Book Thief Liesel avoids the mayor’s house at all costs because she suspects that the mayor’s wife saw her steal the book from the bonfire. When Rosa makes her go there for the washing, Frau Hermann says nothing to her.
What happens in part one of the Book Thief?
The Book Thief Summary and Analysis of Part One. Half asleep, Liesel dreams of Adolf Hitler speaking at a rally where Hitler smiles at Liesel, and Liesel, who is illiterate, greets him in broken German. As Liesel’s mother sleeps, Liesel sees Werner die, and Death takes Werner’s spirit but remains to watch what happens next.
What happens in the Steiner household in the Book Thief?
In the Steiner household, Rudy and the younger children are setting up dominoes while their parents argue with the two Nazi agents in the kitchen about inducting Rudy into a special military school. Rudy eavesdrops on the conversation as the children set off the dominoes by candlelight.
Why was Liesel’s father killed in the Book Thief?
Like the Jews, Liesel’s father was persecuted and presumably killed or placed in a camp for being a Communist, and her mother gave Liesel up in part so Liesel could avoid the same fate.
Where did the Book Thief’s mother grow up?
Zusak’s mother was a German who grew up in Munich, where she witnessed firsthand both the intense bombing of that city by Allied planes and the degradation of the Jews during the Holocaust. Of his mother’s influence, Zusak has said: