The Book Thief Theme Essay

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Finding beauty in ugly situations was a theme that was very key in the development of the Book Thief. This can be seen many times in the text and really brings the whole story together. Keeping a positive attitude in a bad situation and finding the good things is what keeps Liesel’s happiness. She may not have the best life yet she has a very positive outlook on life. It doesn’t matter the situation, you can always find happiness. Liesel is always looking on the bright side. She lost so much in life so she could either choose to be unhappy for the rest of her life or she could just decide to be happy. (She always choose to be happy.) Liesel got a burning book out of the fire and read it in the middle of the night when she was having nightmares. She used a book that was literally being burned because it was deemed “wrong” or “bad” by Hitler's men and she, the child of a communist, found happiness in it. …show more content…

He always wanted to be just like him. He even put mud all over his body to look like him. He wanted to be the “fastest man on Earth” just like Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens went into Germany for the Olympics and faced all of the things going on so he could go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, despite everything that Hitler was saying. He came in as an American to Germany and faced it all. He proved Hitler wrong and even beat Germans. Rudy found happiness by following Jesse Owens and using him as inspiration. Jesse Owens found happiness by going into Germany and winning his gold medal despite what others

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