Book Thief Symbolism

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Statement of intent: my intention with this formal writing piece was to adapt my English mock exam into a piece more suitable for the writing portfolio. It was intended to be marked by a teacher with the possibility of it being shared within a senior English class. The question for this piece was to "analyse how symbolism was used to show one or more ideas in the written texts". Three of Liesel's books (both stolen and gifted) where chosen to symbolise three different ideas. The books were written in a specific order similar to that of the novel – firstly, Liesel is mourning and grieving the loss of her family, secondly, her passion for words then grows as she learns to read and write, and thirdly, what she does to overcome …show more content…
The different books used each portray a different idea, purposely crafted in the …show more content…
Each book given as a gift or stolen as a collective by Liesel, symbolized more than just the words on its pages, but rather deep and relatable ideas a reader may share with the young German girl. By: Josephine Schwartfeger Eulogy
Statement of intent: I plan to write a eulogy dedicated to my Opa who was a German-Jew and was involved in World War II. It will be aimed as if presented in front of family and close friends at a memorial, rather than at his actual funeral. To connect it to "The Book Thief" real comparisons between Hans Humbermann and Liesel Meminger have been included. The language has been kept to a degree of simplicity, as to make it more manageable to read and present if the event of choking on tears were to occur. A little bit of German has been included since my Opas first language was German. Hans believed in equality for Germans and Jews. So did Gerhard.
Gerhard went to fight in the war of Nazi Germany. So did Hans.
These are just two of the many similarities that fictional character (of Markus Zusak’s novel “The Book Thief”) Hans Hubermann and German Jew Gerhard Wachsner
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