The Book Thief

    

    I'm writing the blog on a book from 2005 called "The Book Thief". This book takes place in Nazi Germany during World War II. The is from the perspective of young girl named Liesel Meminger. This book had an interesting aspect but it being narrated by Death (Death uses color to depict the human behavior and emotion for example white symbolizes innocence and black and red symbolize death, violence, and strength). This book covers many themes throughout the story include death, literature, and love. There will be a few spoilers! 

    The story starts out with Liesel and her little brother Werner on the train on their way to meet their foster parents. Sadly, Werner dies on the train dies as they travel toward Munich. Liesel and her mother get off the train and bury him (at his funeral 2 day later she steals her first book "The gravedigger`s Handbook" and then continue their journey to where Liesel’s new foster parents live. When she meets her foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann. She starts as withdrawn and distrustful but after begins to adjust to her new life with the Hubermanns. Hans is very kind and teaches Liesel how to read, which helps her cope with her loss and the harsh realities of Nazi Germany. Soon after Liesel meets Rudy Steiner, her neighbor and best friend. Their relationship is characterized by a blend of friendship, loyalty, and unspoken love. Their bond deepens through shared experiences, including stealing food and helping Liesel's family hide Max (a Jewish man her foster parents are protecting that Liesel end up getting close with). Rudy's loyalty and bravery are evident in his actions, even when it puts him in danger. The book goes on and there are a bunch of things throughout the story, but I don't want to spoil too much. At the end is the sadist part One night, while Liesel is in the basement editing her book and her neighborhood is bombed. Hans, Rosa, Rudy, and the rest of the neighbors are killed. When rescue workers pull Liesel out of the rubble, she finds Rudy’s dead body and gives him the kiss he always wanted. When the workers take her away, she leaves behind her finished book and death, who has been watching, rescues the book. After the liberation of the concentration camps, Max returns to Molching and finds Liesel where she is living with the mayor and his wife. When Death finally comes to take her soul, he shows her the book she wrote so many years before called "The Book Thief"

   This book was also turned into a move that is pretty good so if you like the book, you should check it out!

-Arbella