1. Look for italics. They will be
book titles or German phrases.
2. Find all the book names first,
then divide those books among
the group members.
3. Create a chart.
Allusion, Symbolism, and The Rest
Allusion
a reference to a person,
place, poem, book, event, etc.
Example
From "Death's Diary: 1942"
page 307
"It was a year for the ages, like 79, like 1346, to name just a few."
The Book Thief
Five Groups
What is Death alluding to?
"...an illustrious career."
For each book Liesel stole, answer
the following questions:
79 A.D. :
Mount Vesuvius erupts, killing over
2,000 residents in the ancient Roman City
of Pompeii.
1346 A.D. :
An estimated 75-200 million
people killed by the black plague.
1. What is the title of this book?
2. How did she steal/acquire it?
3. What was the book about?
4. What did she experience
while reading this book?
5. What did she learn or gain from
this book or from the experiences
surrounding this book?
Suggestions!
Motif
Life is like
a box of chocolates
Stole it from
Hitler's girlfriend
The dangers of
naked skydiving
Read it outloud
while also
playing soccer
a situation, incident, idea, or image
that is repeated significantly in a
literary work.
BUT OBVIOUSLY SERIOUS ANSWERS WITH TEXTUAL SUPPORT
Example:
Stealing is prevalent throughout the novel.