Part Five
Quotations
"***A SMALL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RUDY STEINER***
He didn't deserve to die the way he did." --Death, Part Five (241)
Oh my gosh, stop it. Death, stop the foreshadowing now. You've said too much. In fact, this isn't even foreshadowing anymore, it's bluntly spoiling the book!
He didn't deserve to die the way he did." --Death, Part Five (241)
Oh my gosh, stop it. Death, stop the foreshadowing now. You've said too much. In fact, this isn't even foreshadowing anymore, it's bluntly spoiling the book!
"There's a Jew in my basement."
"There's a Jew. In my basement." --Liesel imagining herself saying it, Part Five (245)
Perfect example of repetition for effect here.
"There's a Jew. In my basement." --Liesel imagining herself saying it, Part Five (245)
Perfect example of repetition for effect here.
"As was her habit, she stood for a while on the steps, looking at Molching beneath her. The town that afternoon was covered in a yellow mist, which stroked the rooftops as if they were perts and filled up the streets like a bath." --Death, Part Five (247)
Death and yellow yet again. Yellow = Jewish Star of David. What is to come with the town having a Jewish gleam to it?
Death and yellow yet again. Yellow = Jewish Star of David. What is to come with the town having a Jewish gleam to it?
Images
This picture helps me imagine what Liesel holding The Whistler and reading it.
This picture of a German newspaper from WW2 reminds me of the newspapers that Liesel brings to Max.
Connections and Historical Context
This video of a boxing match makes me think of Max's dream fights with the Füher.
My Questions
- Why does Death keep spoiling everything?
- Did the mayor and his wife actually stop the laundry because of their reasons in the letter?
- Why did Liesel tell her Mama that it was her fault the mayor and his wife stopped the laundry?
- Are Liesel's morals and ethics going downhill?
My Thoughts and Response
It made me mad that Death would spoil Rudy's death so early on. Talk about spoilers! I liked the suspense that was there! It also made me mad that the mayor and his wife would quit giving Liesel's family their laundry. They're just making the times harder by doing that. I have enjoyed seeing Maxs and Liesel's relationship progress. Maxs visions are very interesting, and while I would love to see him actually fight Hitler, I doubt it'll happen.
I'm really starting to dislike the mayor's wife. She is such a weak, foolish person. She needs to get over her boy's death, or at least not make herself suffer through the weather. It does nothing. It serves no purpose. She needs to start talking more and come out of her shell, do things with herself. She's supposed to support her husband but it seems that she can't even support herself.
I'm really starting to dislike the mayor's wife. She is such a weak, foolish person. She needs to get over her boy's death, or at least not make herself suffer through the weather. It does nothing. It serves no purpose. She needs to start talking more and come out of her shell, do things with herself. She's supposed to support her husband but it seems that she can't even support herself.