Category: The Book Thief

Symbolism in ‘The Book Thief’ Crossword Puzzles Every Thursday, when Leisel collects and delivers mamas washing and ironing, she looks for newspapers with crosswords to bring home for Max. Every week she looks forward to finding a newspaper with an empty crossword to give to him. They sit together in the basement while Liesel reads…

Balance between Entertainment and Education: Analysis of The Book Thief Good novels take you to interesting places. Great novels take you where you need to go. Markus Zusaks 2005 war novel, The Book Thiefs presentation of complex ideas and issues is a perfect example of one such great novel. The novel follows the story of…

Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: Comparative Analysis Compare how far and in what ways death is presented as harder for those left behind. Death is often presented as a bringer of horror and destruction; it is a grave reminder of the loss of a loved one, and how…

The Challenges Reader Faces In The Book Thief Imagine reading a prolonged novel about, say, a prince saving a princess; now think about how much more challenging it would be reading an intensely gloomy novel subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany and narrated by Death himself. I understand all too well that some books…

Symbolism in ‘The Book Thief’ Crossword Puzzles Every Thursday, when Leisel collects and delivers mamas washing and ironing, she looks for newspapers with crosswords to bring home for Max. Every week she looks forward to finding a newspaper with an empty crossword to give to him. They sit together in the basement while Liesel reads…

The Challenges Reader Faces In The Book Thief Imagine reading a prolonged novel about, say, a prince saving a princess; now think about how much more challenging it would be reading an intensely gloomy novel subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany and narrated by Death himself. I understand all too well that some books…

Balance between Entertainment and Education: Analysis of The Book Thief Good novels take you to interesting places. Great novels take you where you need to go. Markus Zusaks 2005 war novel, The Book Thiefs presentation of complex ideas and issues is a perfect example of one such great novel. The novel follows the story of…

Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes, and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: Comparative Analysis Compare how far and in what ways death is presented as harder for those left behind. Death is often presented as a bringer of horror and destruction; it is a grave reminder of the loss of a loved one, and how…

Themes in the Book Thief The Book Thief is about a girl named Liesel, who grew up in Molching, Germany during World War ll. After Liesels brother dies, her mum sends her to live with foster parents, Hans and Rosa. Amidst the novel, Liesel steals numerous books but does not know how to read. Hans…

The Image Of Main Character In The Book Thief The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is engaging and authentic to the reader as it shows how Liesel was able to escape from her awful reality after she began to steal books and learn to read for herself. Reading books allowed her to retreat away from…