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DIALECTICALJOURNAL
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TheBookThief

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Whenitcamedowntoit,
oneofthemcalledtheshots.
Theotherdidwhathewas
told.Thequestionis,whatif
theitotherisalotmorethan
one?
pg.23

Thepointis,itdidn'treally
matterwhatthatbookwas
about.Itwaswhatitmeant
thatwasmoreimportant.
p.38

Onthewayhome,Mr.
Steinerdecidedtotalk
politicswiththeboysbestI
could.Onlyintheyears
aheadwithRudyunderstand
itallwhenwastoolateto
botherunderstanding
anything.
p.59
IjustwishIwaslikeJesse
Owenspapa.Iknow,son
butyou'vegotbeautiful
blondehairandbig,safe
blueeyes.Youshouldbe
happywiththat.
p.61

BythewayIlikehuman
ideaoftheGrimReaper.I

AUTHOR:
MarkusZusak

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RM
ThereisarecurringmotifaboutHitlerbeingin
controlandLeiselslowlyfiguringitout.Asthe
bookprogresses,shebecomesmoreawareofthe
Frher
andwhatheisdoing.Thereisalsoaslight
hintthatHitlerisincontrol,butitisnotgiven
awaycompletely.Theyrevealthisissubtle,
thoughtfulhintsthroughoutthebook.
TT
Inmanyothertypesofliterature,peopleoften
keepyouuselessitemssimplybecauseitis
importanttothem.In
TheHungerGames
,her
pinwassomuchmorethanjustapin.Itwasa
symbolofherfamilyandthelifesheleftbehind.
buttosomeoneelseitissimplyapin.
R
Manytimesinourownlives,weconstantly
realizesomethingafterit'stoolate.Wecan't
changeanythingaboutitbecausewetooktoo
longtorealizeit.Rudycouldn'tunderstandwhat
washappeninguntiltherewasnophysicalwayhe
couldchangeitwithoutdying.Hewouldonly
realize
DI

LT

manypeoplearegratefulfortheirlooksduring
thistime,becausetheirlooksorwhatsavedyour
life.Diddaddoesnotwantreadytwopeopleact,
becauseblackpeoplewerekilled.Beingblonde
withblueeyesmeantthatyouweregivenyour
life.Backthen,peopleareobsessedthey're
lookingforadifferentreason.
Personification/HyperboleDeathfinallysees
whatweallseedeathlookinglike.The
personificationisfromthefactthathumantraits

likethescythe.Itamuses
me.
p.75

Anditwouldshow
me
,
onceagain,thatone
opportunityleadsdirectlyto
another,justsaysriskleads
tomorerisk,lifetomore
life,anddeathtomore
death.
p.83
Whenshelookedback,
Lieselwasnotashamedto
havestolenit.Onthe
contrary,itwaspridethat
moreresemblethatsmall
pooloffelt
something
inher
stomach.
p.83
It'smucheasier,sherealize,
tobeonthevergeof
somethingtoactuallybeit.
p.87

QTA

Mistakes?I'vemademany
mistakesinmylife,butnot
duringtheNazipartyisn't1
ofthem.
p.104

it'spathetichowaman
canstandbyanddonothing
asawholenationcleanedup
thegarbageandmakesitself
great.
p.105

QTA

Butthen,istherecowardice
intheacknowledgementof
fear?Istherecowardiceand

DI

TS

aregiventoanimaginativebeing.Deathisnot
human,andcan'thavehumanqualities.The
hyperboleisfromtheexaggeratedoutlookon
death,withthescytheandthedressedinallblack
whenthisrepresentationofDeathisquitethe
opposite.
Bythis,areyousayingthatouractionsaffectthe
circumstancesofwhichwecanchoosemore
actions?Whatdoyoumeanwhenyousayrisk
leadstomorerisk,becausetherestcanleadtoso
manyotherthings.Whymustdeathbringmore
death?Areyousayingthatonethingonlybrings
thesamething?
Lieselhasfoundamusementfromstealingthe
books.Shefindsexhilarationandadventure,
wellalso,inherownway,defyHitler.Shegoes
againstwhatyousupposedtodoandfindpridein
thefactbutshe'sgoinginthepersontookher
mother.Inaway,bystealingbooks,she's
avenginghermother'sdisappearance.
Insomethingassimpleasmathclass,IWillbeon
thevergeoffiguringoutaproblem,itwillnever
beabletofindouttheanswer.Onthegrand
schemeofthings,wecancomeclosetofiguring
outsomeoflife'stoughestanswers.butintheend
wewillneverfindtheonetrueanswer.Being
comesocloseandneverreachtheend.
Maybe,asprotection,hewilljointheNaziParty?
ManypeoplebecameamemberoftheNaziParty
simplyforsafety.Beingamembermeantyou
weren'ttryingtodisobeyHitler,whichmeantthat
youweresafefromhiswrath.Maybetoprotect
LeiselandMamahewilljointheNaziParty
despitehisthoughtsandfeelingstowardsthem.
Isthissentencetalkingaboutmorethanjust
Hitler?IseethereferencetoHitlerandNazi
Germany.Hewastryingtotakethegarbageout
andcleanuphiscountry.But,didyoumeanfor
ustofindsomethingmoreinthat?Maybeabout
howwetrytodothatinourlivesaswellas
countriestoday?
Iconstantlystrugglewiththisthought.Isitbad
forfeelingremorseforliving?inwar,people
feelregretfortherestoftheirlivesbecausethey
livedintheirfriendsdied.Isadmittingthatyou're

beinggladthatyoulived?
p.107

Shesawitallsoclearly.
Herstarvingmother,her
missingfather.
Kommunisten
.Herdead
brother.Andnowwesay
goodbyetothistrash,this
poison.
p.111
Theword
communist
+a
largebonfire+acollection
ofdeadletters+the
sufferingofhermother+
thedeathofherbrother=
the
Fhrer
.
p.115
Perhapsitwasyourfirst
realizationthatcriminality
spokebestforitself.
Irrefutable.
p.126

Suchwashereffortto
breathethatthewords
escapedonlyafewatatime.
IforgotImean,Ijust
wanted,shesaid,to
thankyou.
p.137
YoucouldarguethatLiesel
Memingerhaditeasy.She
did
haveiteasycomparedto
MaxVandenburg.Certainly,
herbrotherpracticallydidin
herarms.Hermother
abandonedher.Butanything
wasbetterthanbeingaJew.
p.161

TS

RM

CL

TS

afraidcowardly,whyisadmittinganatural
emotionconsideredcanonlythingtodo.Asa
man,I'mtoldthatIcanbeafraid.sowhenIam
afraid,doesthatmeanI'mnotaman?Ithink
that'swhatit'sbeingcontemplatedinthe
sentence.
Ioftenseesomanyaspectsofmylifeinone,
singlething.ForLeisel,itwasabonfire.ina
bonfire,shesawhermom,dad,brother,book,
communism,andsomanymorethings.Sheused
thesimplestthingsagatewaytotheanswersshe
wasseeking.Ioftendothesamething.
Alloftheworstpartsofherlifeandthebad
thingssheisseeingintheworldareleadingback
toHitler.Sheisseeinghoweverythinginherlife
isconnectedtoHitler,whichmeansshehasmore
reasontorebelagainst.Shefinallyputtogether
thepuzzle,andsawtheendresult:
Frher.
Shemeansthatcriminalitymeansthereisno
stayinghidden.Thebookisshowingthatthereis
nowayofnotgettingcaught.Youcannot
disprovewhatyouhavedone,andIthinkLiesel
mightbeokaywiththat.Shemightactuallywant
tobeknownforstealingbooks.
Ithinkthatbecauseofthis,shewillgrowtohave
afriendshipwiththemayorswifedespite
mamasfeudwithher.Leiselwilllearntoread
fromthemayorswifetoo?Shemightevensteal
booksfromher.Thereisanumberofthingsthat
couldhappenfromtheirrelationship.
ManytimesIthinkthatIhavetheworstlife
possible.Butthen,Irealizehowmanypeople
haveitsomuchworseany.Irealizehowmylife
issoamazingandItakeitforgrantedeveryday.
LieseltookherLifeforgrantedbecauseshedidn't
realizethatbeingJewishwhat'stheworstlifeyou
couldhave.atthismoment,sherealizesthatMax
hasaworselifethanshedoes,andforeverwill.

Somuchgood,somuch
evil.Justaddwater.
pg.164

Itmakesmeunderstandthat
thebeststandovermanIve
everknownisnotamanat
all.
p.235

DI

Icarriedtheminmy
fingers,likesuitcases.OrId
throwthemovermy
shoulder.Itwasonly
childrenIcarriedinmy
arms.
p.336

MaxlovesLeisel.maxknowsatleastwho
watchesoverhim.Shecaresforhim,hedescribes
theskytohim,andshemakeshimfeelhappyand
suchadarktime.He'shidinginabasement,and
yetheismovingthehappiestlifeimaginable.He
finallyhasafriendwhowatchesoverhim

Inthesummerof1942,the
townofMolchingwas
preparingfortheinevitable.
pg.353

CL

Hewasstandingwitha
handonhiship,andhedid
notanswer.Therewas
nothingbutaknowingsmile
andaslowwalkthatlolled
himhome.Theynevertalked
aboutitagain.
p.364
Whenyoucameback,I
shouldhavebeenangry,but
Iwasn't.
pg,369

QTA

TS

Myonlyhopeisthatone
dayyouwillknockonthe
frontdoorandenterthe
libraryinamorecivilized
manner.
pg.369

LT

Itkillsmesometimes,how
peopledie.
pg.464

TS

Noonewantedtobomb
HimmelStreet.Noone
wouldbombaplacenamed
afterHeaven,wouldthey?
Wouldthey?
pg.497

EveryoneknewthatMolchingwhat'sgoingtobe
bombed.theyknewitwascomingnextandmore
simplypreparingforit.Alltheycandowassit
andwait.Theyweresittingducksinthat
basementsimplywaitingtoheartheshrapnelhit.
everybodyinthattownknewthatbombswere
goingtohittheircityandtheycoulddonothing
aboutit.
Istilldon'tunderstandWhyRudydidn'twinthe
race.wasitbecausehedidn'twanttosupportnot
toGermany?wasitbecauseyounolongerwant
tobelikeJesseOwens?I'mconfusedbecauseit
saysthatyounevertalkedaboutitagain.Itwas
obviouslyimportantenoughtomakeachapteron
her,butI'mstillwonderingwhyhedidn'twin.
IlsaIsreplacinghersonwithLeisel.shenow
hasanewchildtolookoverandtakecareof.She
helpsherread.Shehelpsherlearnthewordsshe
suppliesmorebooksthanLeiselcouldimagine.
shewasn'tangrybecausesheenjoyedit.She
enjoyedthefactthatshewassupplying
knowledgeandlovetosomeone.sheknewthat
Leiselwasstealingthebooks,butshedidn'tcare.
Foreshadowing:Inthebook,IlsaadoptsLeisel
aftereveryonesheknowsandlovesdies.Ilsasays
thatonedayshehopesthatshewillreadthebook
inamorecivilizedmanner.Oncesheadoptsher,
tobeabletoreadallofthebooksthatshewants.
thisisforeshadowingbecauseitissaidbeforethe
bombingofHimmelStreetandbeforeIlsaadopts
her.
Ifeelthesameway.sometimes,itkillsme
insidetoknowthatpeoplediedhorribledeaths.
ithurtstoknowthatpeoplediewithoutfulfilling
theirlegacy.IalwayswanttoknowthatwhenI
dieitwillbepeaceful,andI'llbereadytogo.But
somanytimes,peoplearekilledinhorribleways
andaretakenfromtheearthwithoutasecond
glance..
IthinkthatHimmelStreetisgoingtoget
bombed.Iknowthatthisisanobviousprediction,
butIthinkthatHansWilldie.Ithinkthatshe
willlivewithRosaandtheywillgobacktotheir
dailyliveswithoutHans.

Earthwasdestroyedwhere
MaxVandenburghadstayed
onhisfeet.
pg.530

ThebodiesofMamaand
Papa,bothlyingtangledin
thegravelbedsheetof
HImmelStreet.
pg.536

LieselMemingerlivedtoa
veryoldage,farawayfrom
Molchingandthedemiseof
HimmelStreet.Shediedina
suburbofSydney.Inher
finalvisions,shesawher
threechildren,her
grandchildren,herhusband,
andalonglistoflivesthat
mergedwithher.Among
them,thatmakelanterns,or
HondamostlyHuberman,or
brother,andtheboywhose
hairremainedoflemon
forever.
p.544
Isaidittothebookthief
andIsayittoyounow.Iam
hauntedbyhumans.
p.550

TT

RM

Inmanyotherbooks,theyreferencethefactthat
wheresomethingwaswhatisnowcompletely
demolished.everyremnantsofsomethingis
100%wipedaway.
Leiselisnotgoingtohaveanyoneleft.Rudy,
Rosa,Hans,andMaxareallgone.thiswas
easilyoneofthesaddestpartsofthebook
becauseofshegrewtoloveherfamilysomuch.
Shehadgonethrougheverythingwiththem.
Ilikehowthestoryhasahappyending.Ilike
howshedidn'tdieinthebombing,shewasn't
killedbyanything.shelivedalongandhappy
lifeandanddiedwhenshewasready.Shelived
thelifethatweallexpecttolive:kids,
grandchildren,art,family,love,andmemories.
shehadthememoriesofherfamily,Ilsa,Rudy,
Max,andherbrother.sherememberedplaces
likeschool,bookburnings,thebasement,andthe
creekwhereRudyfetchedherbookoutofthe
water.LeiselLivedalongandhappylife,and
shewasfinallyabletomeetDeathandgether
bookback.

Humansdoterriblethings.Humansare
maniacal,evil,andselfcentered.deathisafraid
ofhumanandwhattheycanaccomplish.the
Fuhrerwasanevilhumanwhowantedtomakea
countrygreat.Hewenttogreatlengthsinorder
tomakethisdreamareality.deathisafraidof
whathumanscanlivewith.Ithinkhe'safraidof
whathumansthinkisanormal.Thatishaunted
byusaswearehuntedbyit.