Part Four
Quotations
"They preferred rolling cigarettes to rolling in snow and mud. They preferred shooting craps to shooting bullets." --Death, Part Four (175)
This is a classic example of parallelism here.
This is a classic example of parallelism here.
"As he watched his uncle sink slowly into the bed, he decided that he would never allow himself to die like that.
The man's face was so accepting.
So yellow and tranquil, despite the violent architecture of his skull-the endless jawline, stretching for miles; the pop-up cheek-bones; and the pothole eyes." Death, Part Four (189)
Here's another example of Death using odd colors to symbolize something else. Here Death uses yellow, to represent the Jewish Star of David.
The man's face was so accepting.
So yellow and tranquil, despite the violent architecture of his skull-the endless jawline, stretching for miles; the pop-up cheek-bones; and the pothole eyes." Death, Part Four (189)
Here's another example of Death using odd colors to symbolize something else. Here Death uses yellow, to represent the Jewish Star of David.
"The scrawled words of practice stood magnificently on the wall by the stairs, jagged and childlike and sweet. They looked on as both the hidden Jew and the girl slept, hand to shoulder." --Death, Part Four (208)
This shows the theme of the power of words. The power of words is a big theme in this book, mentioned again and again.
This shows the theme of the power of words. The power of words is a big theme in this book, mentioned again and again.
Images
This picture of a dark basement helps me imagine what it is like for Max down in the Hubermann's basement.
This picture reminds me of Max's copy of Mein Kampf, the book that saved his life.
Connections and Historical Context
I imagine this is something like what Hans plays when he goes out.
My Questions
- Why does Max leave his family when he is a fighter?
- Why does Rosa allow Max to stay?
- Why is Max so quiet at first?
- Does Max have any psychological issues, if so, what?
My Thoughts and Response
I'm glad to see Max and Liesel finally brought together. The parallels between them, with them both having nightmares, fighting, and reading, fascinates me and I applaud Zusak for that. I find Liesel's description of Max's hair as feathers very interesting. It made me relieved that Max made it safely and I am glad that Liesel has someone to identify so closely with.
Overall, I really enjoyed this section and sped through it. It is interesting to see Max and Liesel's relationship develop throughout and I look forward to watching it grow. I think they'll become very good friends. I would also like to see Max get in a fight and see how he does nowadays with his fighting.
Overall, I really enjoyed this section and sped through it. It is interesting to see Max and Liesel's relationship develop throughout and I look forward to watching it grow. I think they'll become very good friends. I would also like to see Max get in a fight and see how he does nowadays with his fighting.