Examples Of Marxism In The Book Thief

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In The Book Thief, set in Nazi Germany, two issues of injustice are antisemitism and discrimination due to political beliefs. To start with antisemitism, during the Second World War, Hitler wanted to make the Germans a superior race and he felt the Jews should be killed because of their religious views. Max Vandenburg, a Jew, has been hiding almost all of his adult life from the Nazis. Max makes his way across Germany to Molching where Hans and Rosa Hubermann take him into hiding. If Max were to be discovered by anyone outside of the household, the Hubermanns and Max would most likely be killed because Hitler had 90% of the German population convinced Jews were the enemy.
While there is considerable debate about the specifics of real-world power relations, defining the concept has proven to be difficult as well. Some use Marxist analyses when framing relationships, others take a post-modern approach. While there are broad similarities between these different definitions in practice, no abstract descriptions are accepted by a majority of sociologists. …show more content…

That injustice is the mistreatment of Jewish people. The Book Thief provides the reader with the point of view of a citizen from Nazi Germany. The citizen’s name is Liesel. Throughout the story, Liesel sees what the Germans do to the Jewish; they vandalize their stores, abuse them and essentially treat them like trash. The sad part about the mistreatment is that some people don’t want to take part in it. The citizens of Germany must conform to what the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, wants or they’ll be treated just like the Jews. At that time, Germany was controlled by pure

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