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The Book Thief
Themes
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Power- Hitler is in power during this novel, running his huge dictatorship
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Hard times create tough people- Liesel goes through a lot, however she always perseveres and stays strong
Symbolism
Death as the narrator, showing us that no matter what we do, death is always watching over us
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Author's Purpose
Zusak's parents lived through the holocaust, he turned their real stories into a historical fiction novel in an attempt to bring their struggle and horror to life through fictional characters
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Rosa Huberman
Liesel's foster mom, very strict
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Ilsa Herman
Mayor's wife, allows Liesel to read
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Rudy
Liesel's best friend, is a lesbian for Liesel
Hans Huberman
Father figure, foster father, kind to Liesel, teaches her
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Imagery: "In Liesels mind, the moon was sewn into the sky that night. Clouds were stitched around it" (57).
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