Molching is an imaginary location descriptively nestled between existing locations. Reality: Concentration camps contributed to the death of some 6 million Jews inside and outside of Germany, over 50% of Europe’s Jews. The Nazi Party promoted German Pride and anti-Semitism (against Jewish people). It was formed and backed on the basis of Germany’s failure in […]

“No matter how many times she tried to imagine that scene with the yellow light that she knew had been there, she had to struggle to visualize it. She was beaten in the dark, and she had remained there, on a cold, dark kitchen floor.” Liesel subconsciously thought. What author Markus Zusak is doing here […]

“First the colours. Then the humans. That’s usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try.” This is the very beginning of the prologue. I expect that colours are going to be heavily symbolic in The Book Thief either symbolising the key emotions or main groups of people in the story. Based on […]

Quotes: “he saw it but didn’t realize until later” Foreshadowing “It would carry … a book” Foreshadowing the arrival of the second book. Perhaps the death of Hans Huberman who is out of sorts? Death could be the symbolism of the first book. “It would carry … two questions” vague unclear “That was one war […]

Quotes: “em pty ing to the floor like powder” similie “Am plified by the still of night, the book opened—a gust of wind. “ “She caught him thinking it” You can’t catch someone thinking but rather the characteristics of them thinking – solid stare at something slight squint, hand on chin. Opposite of Metonymy? “She […]