Strong
Alone
Resilient
Desperate
Why is this used: To show Death’s connection with Liesel. He reads
her story “several hundred times” shows us there is something about
her that he connects with. Through her story Death could see what
she saw, feel what she felt and go on a journey with her through the
pain and sadness of her life.
How is this significant: By reading Liesels story he is touched by
her in a way that other people had not and by going on a journey
with her he is able to connect with her on a different level than he
has with other humans.
The feelings and relationship that
Death has for Liesel. Shown through Dialogue
•Death holds Liesels story close
•Death is keeping Liesels story alive through
her Literature
The feelings and relationship that
Death has for Liesel. Shown through Dialogue
•Strength
•Courage
•Resilient
•This illustrates to us how there is no one in her life to
comfort or wipe away her tears
•Symbolic of how everyone around her doesn’t really know
her or look out for her.
•This is significant also because it shows us how sorrow
has become her constant companion. The only thing in
her life that is always there.
The language that Death uses about Liesel
•Her book “The Book Thief”
•She is treated like garbage no one cares
about her
Why is this used: This helps us to understand that she steals more
than once in her life so even though she knows its wrong she still does
it. We are shown that her stealing wasn’t planned. She ‘struck’ –
seized the opportunities as they appeared and from these books
found the power of words.
Why is this Significant: This is significant because through
stealing she feels power. Power because she can control when she
steals and who she steals from. Power, because by stealing she is
making it like she has more worth than the person she steals from
because they seem helpless to stop her.
The idea of Books to show
she is strong-willed and resilient
Symbolic of:
•Links her to her foster father Hans
Hubermann
•She is: STRONG -WILLED RESILIENT,
DARING
COURAGEOUS
•Shown through:
The relationship and feelings that Death
has for Liesel. Shown through Dialogue
The language that Death uses about
Liesel
Liesels stealing of Books to show she is
strong-willed and resilient