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Liesel Meminger:
The protagonist of the book. She is about 10 years old. Liesel has never seen her real father and is separated from her mother at a young age. Her younger brother dies in front of her in the train taking them to their foster parents' house. She is given to Hans and Rosa Hubermann and continues her life with them. She is very innocent and is very against the Nazis.
Max Vandenburg:
A jewish young man who is around his early twenties. He has had a rough life, starting with the death of his father when he was very little. He is strong and courageous. His hate for Hitler and death will help him survive World War II.
Hans Hubermann:
An old man who is married to Rosa Hubermann. He is very patient and tolerant as he is capable of dealing with his wife insulting him most of the day. He is a talented painter and accordionist. He is a good man and has no hate towards Jewish people as the rest of the German race during WWII. Because he is a Jewish supporter, he is having a tough life during the war.
“You could argue that Liesel Meminger had it easy. She did have it easy compared to Max Vandenburg. Certainly, her brother had practically died in her arms. Her mother abandoned her. But anything was better than being a Jew.”
This quote explains how although both Liesel and Max had a tough life, Liesel had a better life than Max, who was a Jew. Although Liesel was poor and she is separated from her family at a very young age, anything was better than being a Jew. Max's father had died when Max was six and plus, he was a Jew, meaning he would be persecuted by the Nazis and wouldn't have a peaceful life.
Rosa Hubermann:
An old woman married to Hans Hubermann. She is the foster mother of Liesel. She is a very warm person from the inside but she acts as having a very strong personality. She always scolds Liesel and treats her in a bad way compared to Hans.
Rudy Steiner:
A young boy who becomes close to Leisel. He has blonde hair and safe blue eyes. He is part of a big family. He enjoys to run, and his dream is to become as fast as the man with the world record at that time. He is in love with Leisel and is always there for her.
"When the dragging was done, the mother and the girl stood and breathed. There was something black and rectangular lodged in the snow. Only the girl saw it. She bent down and picked it up and held it firmly in her fingers. The book had silver writing on it."
After Liesel's brother died, the gravediggers left a book thrown in the snow. Liesel notices it and takes it with her. The Grave Digger's Handbook was the first book Liesel ever stole. It remembered her of her dead brother and the last time she saw her real mother.
1. Leisel arrives at the Hubermann home after a long train trip with her mother. Her brother passed away during the trip. Leisel is welcomed and she becomes really caring with Hans.
Guilt:
Sorrow:
Death:
8. Max arrives at the Hubermanns doorstep.
9. Max and Leisel begin to share a lot more, as they have a lot in common. They become close.
10. For Liesels birthday Max gives her an original book written by him named "The Standup Man", where he tells her about his life.
2. Leisel goes to school and gets laughed at because she can't read or write.
3.Leisel becomes close to Hans Hubermann. This was a result of her nightmares as Hans was always there to help her when she woke up. Hans teaches Leisel how to read when she wakes up. This creates an unbreakable bond between them.
4. In Hitlers birthday Han's son arrives home and we see how he is a Nazi and does not understand how his father isn't one.
5. Leisel steals her second book and tells Hans she does not like Hitler, in reaction he hits her so she learns she should never say such thing again.
6. Leisel is invited to read in the Mayors house by the mayors wife.
7. They tell us the story of Hans Hubermann's experience in World War II. How the only way he survived was thanks to his friend Erik Vangenburg.