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 Zusak, Markus
| 'The Book Thief' is about the life of a young girl during a very difficult time in her country. Where and when is the book set? | 'The Book Thief' - Markus Zusak
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Germany, WWII. The main character of this book is named Liesel. Some other famous Liesels;
Liesel Vontrap : a character in the The Sound of Music - She is the eldest Von Trapp child and is in love with Rolf.
Liesel Pritzker : an American heiress and actress.
Liesel Westermann : a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.
Liesel Litzenburger : a writer from Michigan.
Liesel Holler : the 2004 Miss Peru (for Miss Earth 2004).
Liesel Moak Skorpen : a children's author.
The Whistler. Liesel steals 'The Whistler' with Rudy Steiner by going through the library window.
'The Shoulder Shrug' is the book that Liesel steals from the fire that is burning all of the propaganda against the Nazis and Adolf Hitler. However, the mayor's wife, Isla Hermann, sees her do it.
'The Standover Man' is the book that Max Vandenburg [the Jew hiding in her basement] makes for her whilst in the basement of Himmel Street.
'The Dream Carrier' is the second book Liesel steals from the mayor's library.
Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913 and died on March 31, 1980. He was an African American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Ralph Metcalfe was the person he beat in the 100m, much to everyone's surprise.
Luz Long, another competitor from Germany, gave Owens some helpful advice on the long jump.
Cornelius Johnson was an African American athlete who Adolf Hitler refused to shake hands with at an awards ceremony.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph. In case you're unsure - Jesus Christ is the son of God, Mary is his mother and Joseph is his step-father.
Viktor Chemmel. After Arhur Burg leaves for Cologne, Viktor Chemmel becomes the new leader of the gang but Liesel and Rudy take an immediate dislike to him.
Andy Schmeikl is another member of the gang and Rudy beat up his brother.
Wenzel Gruber is the person Max Vandenburg first fought with.
Tommy Muller Lives on Himmel Street and often gets picked on.
Yes. Although she rarely speaks to Liesel she does very occasionally and at one point she even writes her a letter, giving her a dictionary and thesaurus with it.
Accordion. Hans would sometimes go to the local pub and play his accordion to earn some extra money for tobacco in addition to his painting profession.
Yes. They have two grown up children of their own - Trudy who is often called Trudel and Hans Jr who later falls out with his parents [especially his father] over their negative views of Nazi Germany.
I am haunted by humans.. Death says all of these lines in the book, however the other three are all said in the opening few pages. Death tells us that he says this line ['I am haunted by humans'] to the book thief [Liesel] after she dies and he will say the same to us [in the book - not when we die].
Death. Interestingly enough, Death is the narrator. It's mentioned on the back cover of the book. It's not everyday you read a book narrated by Death.
Nazi Germany. The story starts in 1939, at the beginning of WWII. The story is set in the city of Molching in Nazi Germany.
Communist. Liesel's mother was arrested because she was accused of being a communist. In Nazi Germany, all communists were arrested and either sent to concentration camps or were executed. In the book, it is written "Kommunist", which is how it is said in German.
Max. Max is a Jew that the Hubermann's hid. They did it because Hans Hubermann had promised the family of his deceased friend--from the first World War and who had taught him how to play the accordion--many years before that he would help them if they ever needed it. Max was the child of the Jewish family he promised to help. Little did he know he would have to risk his own life (as well as his family's) to help them.
"The Whistler". Liesel reads "The Whistler". Her voice soothed the children, and everyone pays close attention to her reading. It takes their mind off the raid, for at any minute they might have been bombed.
"TheStandover Man" and "The Word Shaker". Max gives Liesel "The Standover Man" and "The Word Shaker". He wrote them both. He gave "The Standover Man" to Liesel for her birthday, and "The Word Shaker" he gave to her mother to before he left to give to Liesel when she was ready to have it.
Liesel and Alex Steiner. Liesel was the only one ON Himmel Street at the time of the raid that survived, however Alex Steiner (Rudy's father), who was not on Himmel Street at the time of the air raid, lived on Himmel street. Liesel was writing in her book in the basement at the time of the raid and therefore was saved. The sirens were late, and so no one made it to their basements and they all died.
Sydney. Death goes to Sydney to pick up Liesel's soul. He states that she is one of those souls that sits up waiting for him to come because they accept their fate, because she has lived her life, got married, had children and grandchildren, and then it was time to go.
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