Name: _________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________ Page: ______
1.
The narrator of the film is Death. What do you think the selection of “Death” as a narrator may suggest about what will happen in this film? Why might “Death” be an appropriate narrator for a film set during WWII?
2.
Fill in the chart below for the following characters throughout the film:
Character Description
How do we first meet this character?
Important characteristics:
What happens to this character in the end?
Liesel
Rudy
Hans
Rosa
Max

3.
The main character, Liesel Meminger, is taken from her family. It is suggested she is taken from her family because they are socialists (Communists). Why might communists be deemed unfit parents in Nazi Germany?
4.
Identify a theme from the story that taught you something or confirmed or expanded your understanding of something that you already knew.
5.
Who are the killers in this story? (HINT: There is more than one!) What is the significance of this fact?
6.
What does this story tell us about death?
7.
Today, the bombing of a street like Himmel Street would probably be considered a war crime. Why is that?
What is the implication of your answer to the use of atomic weapons?