Unlikely Friendship with a German and a Jew

As I finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak,  I noticed that a theme that I will personally use for my life is that you might make friends would would never think you would have. For example, on page 220, there is an interaction between Max,(the Jew that Liesel's adoptive family is hiding) and Liesel. They talk about the nightmares that they both have while they are sleeping. "The girl: "Tell me. What do you see when you dream like that?" The Jew: "... I see myself turning around and waving goodbye." The girl: "I also have nightmares." The Jew: "What do you see?" The girl: " A train and my dead brother." The Jew: "Your brother?" The girl: "He died when I moved here, on the way." The girl and the Jew, together: "Ja-- yes." This quote shows that Liesel is opening her emotions up so Max wouldn't feel left out about having nightmares. I think this would be a characteristic of a good friendship because with this quote Liesel tries to make Max feel not alone by sharing about the nightmares that she has about her dead brother. If you can relate to a friendship like this, then The Book Thief is perfect for you.

Theme of Secrets from The Book Thief

As I almost finish reading The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak, I noticed near the beginning of the book that secrets has become a huge deal with the conflict in the book. For example throughout the book, it is being told in a narrator's point of view but there are hints given that it wasn't the main character Liesel Meminger. On page 349, the author writes, "I'll never forget the first day in Auschwitz, the first time in Mauthausen. At that second place, as time wore on, I also picked them up from the bottom of the great cliff, when their escapes fell awfully awry. There were broken bodies and dead, sweet hearts. Still, it was better than the gas." This shows that the author wouldn't be a German because some Germans who went against the Nazi would also be in the gas chamber with the Jews. So the narrator might be a type of spirit that appears a lot because there might be a lot of death 's involved in the book. I like how the author gives settle hints about the narrator throughout the book that would want to convince the reader to finish the book to see who was the narrator the whole. If you think your prediction is right about the narrator, find out in The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak.

Person vs. Book

As I am currently reading my new book The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak, I noticed that the main character Liesel Meminger, goes through a lot of conflicts in the book. For example on page 121 of the book, the author writes, "The book felt cool enough now to slip inside her uniform. At first, it was nice and warm against her chest. As she began walking, though, it began to heat up again. By the time she made it back to Papa and Wolfgang Edel, the book was starting to burn her. It seemed to be igniting." With this quote, I think that Liesel as going through a person vs. society because she stole a book that the Nazi's were ordered to burn. But with her desire for her new found love for books, she starts stealing books that the Nazi's don't approve of. But the problem is, she doesn't know that with the second book that she stole from the burning, was a book that was now against the law. I also feel that with this book, I think she would deal with person vs. self because she has to keep reading these books in privacy with her father and is now conflicted with her new life and what she now has to do in order to not get caught by reading books that the Nazi's didn't. The Book Thief is set in 1939 in Germany during the time of World War 2. And I feel that I can can somewhat relate to the internal conflict that Liesel is going through because she has to keep her passion for reading of sleeping, and sometimes I also hide my real passion so I wouldn't be caught doing my own passion. The Book Thief is also a movie that has been released in November 8, 2013.

Reflection of the Holocaust

In the past, we have known that good things had happened in history, while there are other events that caused the World to tear apart. For example, the time length of the Holocaust from 1939-1945 was a very devastating time for the World because millions of people have died because of their religion all because of the government that Germany had with Adolf Hitler. You might be thinking: Where there other people to help the Jews from this event? The answer is that some did, but most didn't. Some reasons might include that they wouldn't want to be in trouble for helping the Jews, or that they didn't think it was a big deal, until it was, and when it was too late it becomes a bigger problem that one person can't accomplish. And for the people who actually did stand up against Hitler, I think it was because that they didn't want to have people killed just because of their religion or how they were born as. Also I think, it was because they wanted to protect the children that were just walking by looking at what is happening because they would know that the child watching will die because they would know what is going on. If I was in that time period, I would try to help the Jews even though I am in a different religion, even though I might get killed for this, I would at least help.