Liesel Quotes Analysis

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“On her knees, she sucked in the air and listened to the groans beneath her. She watched the whirlpool of faces, left and right, and she announced, ‘I’m not stupid.’” (79). In this passage, Liesel just stopped beating up Ludwig Schmeikl and Tommy Muller. Liesel is mad because she is learning how to read with Hans but can’t prove it to her classmates that she can read so they think she is stupid. Liesel tries to defend herself not by proving that she’s not stupid but with violence instead, much like how Hitler handled the Jews with killing them and destroying their homes. “You think,’ she said, ‘you can buy me off with this book?’ […] ‘You and your husband. Sitting up here.’ Now she became spiteful. More spiteful and evil than she thought herself capable” (262). This quote is after the mayor’s wife just told Liesel that they won’t be doing their laundry anymore. This connects to setting and conflict because everyone is having trouble with money at that time, including the mayor, who was providing the Hubermann’s with work for food. Not only are the towns …show more content…

Rudy is having trouble understanding what exactly is going on during this time period and doesn’t understand that he needs to be the blonde haired- blue eyed German boy he is and not a black or Jewish person. Hitler is extinguishing anyone who is not like him or with him and Rudy wants to be one of the people that Hitler does not like and thinks that he should get rid of them, but Rudy doesn’t really understand that part. “That was when Rudy stepped forward. He faced Franz Deutscher, looking up at him. ‘He’s got a problem, sir-’ ‘I can see that!’ ‘With his ears,’ Rudy finished. ‘He can’t-’ ‘Right, that’s it.’ Deutscher rubbed his hands together. ‘Both of you- six laps of the grounds.’ They obeyed, but not fast enough. ‘Schnell!’ His voice chased them”

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