The Book Thief Quotes About Liesel Not Being Able To Read

I said it to the book thief and i say it now to you a last note from your narrator i am haunted by humans.

The book thief quotes about liesel not being able to read. It sums up death s contemplation of the human species. He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world she was the book thief without the words trust me though the words were on their way and when they arrived liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds and she would wring them out like rain. Far from being a grim reaper like representation the book thief s death is a weary and cynical character with the relatively menial duty of carrying away the souls of the recently deceased.

This book is also the start of her life of crime as a book thief. It is this book which bonds her and hans together for the rest of their lives. She had no idea what the book was about because she at this point in her life could not read.

At first liesel refuses the book offered by frau hermann because accepting felt wrong. When she came to write her story she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something but everything the book thief. Economizing at home makes poor workers like rosa even poorer.

Liesel just picked it up when she saw it sticking out of the snow. Forget the ten minutes. He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world she was the book thief without the words trust me though the words were on their way and when they arrived liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds and she would wring them out like rain.

Pg 550 this ending was quite breathtaking. Death as narrator describes hans s personal qualities without appreciation but readers come to know hans as a tremendous and special man. All i was able to do was turn to liesel meminger and tell her the only truth i truly know.

Important quotes by hans hubermann in the book thief. It s a great book the greatest book you ve ever read the book thief. Death explains why liesel steals frau hermann s book.