PART THREE/ (DUE WEDNESDAY THE 24TH)
PICK TWO TO ANSWER:
1). Who saw Leisel steal the book? Do you trust this character? What does the narrator mean when he says, “She [Leisel] had gotten away with nothing. The [person] had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment”?
2). In Part Three, Leisel’s book-thieving habits progress to stealing food. Do you think that Leisel, Rudy, and the gang were justified in this thievery? Doe the fact that they were hungry make it ok for them to steal the food? Why or why not?
3). Describe the Struggler we meet in Part Three. Where is he hiding? Why is he in hiding? What do you think has happened to his family? How is the Struggler’s gift (a copy of Mein Kampf) ironic?
4). The narrator talk in Part Three about the “contradictory human being. So much good, so much evil. Just add water”. What does he mean by this statement? Use some examples from the story to support your answer.
PART FOUR/ (DUE SATURDAY THE 27TH)
PICK TWO TO ANSWER:
1). In “A Small but Noteworthy Note”, the narrator says, “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me”. Do you agree with this statement? How can this idea been connected to Hans Jr. (or another character in this story)?
2). Describe Hans’ rationale for not joining the Nazis. What stopped him? Why do you think that so many people chose to see and feel things differently than Hans?
3). Describe Hans lecture to Leisel about keeping Max a secret. Do you think that Hans went too far? Was he right to be so harsh with Leisel?
4). Compare and Contrast Max’s and Leisel’s nightmares. How are they alike? How are they different? Why do they both have the same nightmares over and over again? What do you think must happen in order for their nightmares to go away?
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Part 3: The mayor’s wife saw Liesel steal the book. I do trust this character because she has also gone through what Liesel has gone through-a death of a loved one. They both share a connection that can help them bond. The narrator means that the wife new that Liesel had stolen the book. She was just waiting for the right moment to tell her about it or snitch on her. Yet I didn’t think that she would tell the Nazis about it because of that bond again.
ReplyDelete(Question 2)Leisel finds something that’s very hard for her to understand at the book burning. She finds out that the reason her mother hasn’t responded to all her letters is that her mother has been taken away by the Nazi’s and Hitler. When Leisel here’s this information she cannot believe that something so horrible could happen. She starts saying that she hates Hitler and talking about how she can’t believe something so horrible could happen to her mother. After that Papa steps in and tell’s her to never say that again. Leisel couldn’t believe something so horrible could happen to her or her family.
ReplyDeletePart 2 Question 1: The arguement that takes place between Hans and Hans Jr. is very startling. Unlike most family fights this one does not have a happy ending, it ends up with Hans Jr. leaving Hans and the rest of the family at the house and him calling his father(Hans) a coward. I think Hans Jr was extremely mad at his father because Hans Jr had strong beliefs that all men should be serving for their country but as you find out Hans is not which really lets down Hans Jr. I think he feels so strongly about these beliefs because thats what Hilter is raising these men to think so that these men in Hilters control will not contridict him in anyway and will always be on his side.
ReplyDelete(Question 3) There are several reasons why Hans may have slapped Leisel. I think he did it to protect her from many bad things. I think he did this because he really loved her and didn’t want her to be taken away by Hitler and the Nazi’s. During this time period if you were to have been caught saying that you hate Hitler you would have been taken to a concentration or death camp by one of the Nazi soldiers. Hans slapped Leisel to try to keep her safe. He didn’t want her to be taken from him and the rest of her family, he new it was the right and safest thing to do to her.
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ReplyDeleteI don't agree I believe that no one could be trusted at this time even if she was a good person and had been through some hard times. I do agree that she wouldn't tell a Nazi but possibly another person and the word would get out.
Part 2 Question 4: I think the Liesel stole the book from the book burning because Liesel was very attached to her other books that she had to burn. When she saw the books that had survived the burning she felt like those were hers books and that she should be able to read them. Liesel has changed a lot since the beginning of this novel up until this point. At the beginning of this novel Liesel was a truthful but yet not very intelligent girl. Now Liesel is taking very high risks that could get her into a lot of trouble.
ReplyDeleteknights2103: I also agree with this statement and I think you used very good reasoning to support your theory!
ReplyDeletepart two question 3: I think that Hans slaps Leisel because he wants to protect her. He was just showing her that she should never say something like that. Leisel said that she hated Hitler. That was not something someone should say in public. He was protecting her from everyone else because other people could have heard and gotten upset with her. She was scared she would have been taken away from Hans. If the soldiers had heard her she would have been in huge trouble. A lot of people would be mad at what she said because everyone followed in the foot steps of Hitler.
ReplyDeletepart two question 3: I think that Hans slaps Leisel because he wanted to protect her. If he wouldn’t have done that she probably would have kept talking about how much she hated Hilter. Everyone followed in the foot steps of Hitler, no one wanted to hear someone speaking badly of him. That was their leader, someone they looked up to. Leisel would have been in big trouble if someone like a soldier had heard. If one of them had heard her saying those things she would have been taken away from Hans. Which is why Leisel was very scared.
ReplyDeletePart two question 5: I believe that Hans junior saw Leisel steal the books. I think that Hans Junior wants revenge because his father and him got in to a fight and he was probably wanting to take it out on Leisel. So I think that he could definantely use that against Leisel to get her in big trouble with the government. People were not aloud to read books like that, so Leisel had to steal them, but what she didn’t know was that Hans wants revenge. So I think that he will take his upset at his father out on her and get her in lots of trouble.
ReplyDeletePart two question 5: I think that Hans junior saw Leisel steal the books. I think that Hans Junior wants revenge because his father and him got in to a fight and he was probably wanting to take it out on Leisel. So I think that he could use that against Leisel to get her in a lot trouble. The government during World War Two was very cruel, they would only let people read certain types of books that had to be approved. They would definantely not let the Jewish read. Which is why Leisel is band from reading them. So if Hans Junior had saw her steal one then he knows something that could get her in a lot of trouble and since he wants revenge that would be something he would be willing to sell her out for.
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ReplyDeleteQuestion 2. ) I think Liesel and the stealing gang should be punished for their actions. Farmers work hard to grow their crops, and a bunch of hungry little adolescent kids shouldn't be able to take their hard work away from them so easily. Yes the children are hungry, but I believe they should work for food. Not resort to stealing food.
Question 3. ) The Struggler's name is Max. Max is a Jew. He has to remain hidden from the Nazi's. he has been staying in a “dark room” all alone for over a week. One of his non-jewish child hood friends helps look out for him by giving him a copy of mein kampf, and a key to the huberamns house. It is ironic that a jewish boy is given the book mein kampf. Mein kampf (my stuggles) is written by Adolf Hitler. And Max needs it so he can blend in with society. He has to pretend he supports every word of this book even though it is most likely about how evil Jes are
Part 3 Question 1-
ReplyDeleteWhen Leisel stole the book from the bonfire of “bad items” she thought that know one saw her, but when she looked she saw the Mayors wife Ilsa Hermann had seen her take the book. I am still on the edge about Ilsa Hermann. I do not believe that I know enough about Ilsa Hermann to know if I trust her or not. She is a very quiet, keep to your self kind of person. So you don’t really get to know her that well in Part 3. I believe that the narrator means that Ilsa Hermann will tell someone about the book stealing when they say, “She [Leisel] had gotten away with nothing. The [person] had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment.”
Part 3: Question 2-I believe that they weren't justified in stealing the food. Well some of them might be because we have not met the other characters in the gang. Liesel and Rudy are hungry but not starving. If they were truly dying because of their hunger, I think it would be reasonable to steal the food. The gang steals food all the time from the farmer and Im guessing other places as well. I think they might have started off stealing because of hunger just like Liesel and Rudy but turned into regular thieves along the way. For this, it is wrong for them to steal food. Im afraid that for Liesel, beecause of her past experience stealing books that she will also vecome a natural at becoming a thief.
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ReplyDeleteThe mayor’s wife was the wife was the one that saw Leisal steal the book. I trust this character because she has gone through the same thing that Leisal has gone through, the death of a loved one so I trust her because she would be someone that Leisal could go to and trust and I trust her. She was just waiting for the right time to tell Leisal that she knew that Leisal stole the book but I don’t think that she would go and tell the Nazis that she saw Leisal steal the book because of the bond that her and Leisal have together.
Part3 question2
ReplyDeleteIn part 3, Leisal, Rudy, and the gang go and steal food. I think that doing this is both right and wrong that they do that because I can understand that they do it because they are basically starving and they need to get something to eat but it is still the wrong thing to do because they are still stealing from someone else and that’s not right. After they eat the food it says that they feel bad and through up because they ate way more then they are normally used to so you can infer tat they are starving and they defiantly need the food but I still don’t think that its right to steal from someone else like that.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts about who saw Leisal steal the book. Good job!
Part 3 Question 1: I think the mayors wife saw Liesel steal the book because while Liesel was delivering her day of laundry she invited Liesel when Rudy was not around and let her see that she also had books that she wasnt supposed to. I do trust this character because if the mayors wife was going to snitch on Liesel then she would have done it the the moment she saw it. Also the mayors wife would not have shown Liesel the room because then the wife would get in trouble along with Liesel. By the statement above I think the author means that Liesel had not gotten away with her dead until the mayors wife comes forward to show that she understands her and will not tell on her for stealing the book.
ReplyDeletePart 3: Question2: I think Leisel, Rudy and the gang were justified in the food thievery. Though it is wrong, they are going hungry because of the condition of Germany and they need to be fed. In my opinion, they have every right to steal food to survive and not go hungry, and I would do the same thing if I were in their shoes. Even though Leisel was fed at home, she got a limited amount of food each day and needed more. Since the economy was bad, many people could not afford to pay for many things, such as getting their clothes ironed at the Hubermann’s house. So, the Hubermann’s received less money and Leisel was starving half the time. Therefore, Leisel, Rudy and the gang are justified food thieves.
ReplyDeleteknights2103: Your answer is aewsome! I agree that the mayor's wife saw Leisel steal the book and also believe that she is trustworthy.
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ReplyDeleteThe Mayors wife saw Liesel steal the book. Yes, I trust this character because she is quite and doesn’t say much. The author means in that quote that Liesel couldn’t avoid the mayor’s wife, the one who had seen her steal the book, because Liesel has to go to her house about everyday to pick up her laundry. Liesel knew she couldn’t get away with it and the Mayor’s wife was bound to say something. But she didn’t, Liesel was so relieved when she didn’t get her and trouble and was amazed when she was invited into the mayor’s house to see the library.
I think that Leslie stealing of books and food are just because it is against the Nazis. Also they are just kids and are just trying to make things right by stopping people from burring books. If you think about it they haven’t done anything wrong but steal books from the Nazis so that they won’t burn them. They also don’t understand why then Nazis bun these books which would make most people try to stop it. Lastly there is no reason why people should go hunger for any reason and I am sure that they were not the only people stealing food.
ReplyDeletePart three question one : The mayor’s wife saw Liesel steal the book. i trust this character because she has gone thru simular things that siesel is going thrugh. also i dont think the mayers wife would want lesel to be killed because that is what would probly hapin if she told on liesel. she would get killed because it was aginst the law to have a book that wasnt for hittler during that time in germany or the nazi lands.also i think that the mayors wife is a kind pirson that cares for the peapl;e not hittler.
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ReplyDeleteThe struggler in part three was actually Hans’ friend from the army’s son. He is in hiding because he is a Jew. He keeps moving from house to house to avoid being caught by Hitler’s men. I think that his family was captured and either put into a concentration camp or killed by Hitler’s people. I think that the struggler’s gift of the book Mein Kampf ironic because it was written by Hitler and that is exactly who is out for people that are Jews like him to make the world a perfect race. Also the book is about How Hitler plans to do that.
part 3 question 1
ReplyDeleteHans saw liesel steal the book from the book burning. I trust Hans because he said that he wasnt upset. Also he is her foster father, and would never do something like that to her. He also promised that he wouldnt tell rosa. I think what the narrator means by "She (leisel) got away with nothing. He had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment." Is that she was waiting to tell hans about what she had been doing.
Part 3 question 2
ReplyDeleteI think that leisel, Rudy and the rest of the gang were justified (had a good reason) to steal food. The group being hungry does not give leisel, Rudy and the gang a good reason to steal food, because the victims are probably hungry too, but their reason is better than none. If leisel, rudy and the gang stole food for no reason, or just for the enjoyment of stealing instead of them actually being hungry, then the circumstances would be much different and I would definetly change my mind on the matter.
There are several reasons why Hans may have slapped Leisel. I think he did what he did because he wanted to protect her from the many bad things that would happen to her. I believe he did this because he had feelings for her and didn’t want her to be taken away by the Nazi’s. During this time period if you were to have been caught saying that you hate Hitler, you would have been taken to a concentration or death camp a Nazi soldier. Hans slapped her so she'd be safe. He didn’t want her to be taken from him and the rest of her family, he knew it was the right decision and did what was to be done.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Liesel stole the books from the burning because she was very attached to her other books that she had to burn. When she saw the books that had survived the burning she felt like those were her books and that she should be able to read them. Liesel has changed a lot since the beginning of this novel up until this point. At the beginning of this novel Liesel was a trustworthy person but not a very intelligent girl. Now by making these life changing decisions, Liesel is taking very high risks that could get her into a lot of trouble with the Nazi regiment.
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ReplyDeleteLiesel, Rudy and the gang THOUGHT they were justified in stealing food, because they were hungry. Unfortunately, they were wrong, but they are young, and don't necessarily understand morality yet. Instead of stealing food, they could try doing odd jobs for the few rich people that are around and get a little money. I'm sure their parents would be happier if their kids got food and money in a moral way, and not by stealing
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ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your statement. The Mayor's wife may have been quiet and kept the house cold, but that doesn't mean she is mean. Liesel may have also been biased against her because of what Rosa Hubermann had said. I think the mayor's wife may have a partiality toward Liesel, and may feel bad for her because she lives with Rosa Hubermann.
Part 3:Question 4: The statement means that being contradictory contains “ingredients”. One “ingredient” mentioned in the book on pg.164 is water. This refers to a recipe that can be easily made by just simply adding water. So, in the book it’s saying how Rudy could be turned evil or good easily by “just adding water”- it’s like a play on words. Also he says one thing and does another, that’s why he is a contradictory human being. In the text, it says, “In years to come, he would be a giver of bread, not a stealer- proof again of the contradictory human being.” This ties in with the rest of the statement.
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The mayor’s wife had saw Lisel steal the book. I do trust this character because if someone else saw her steal the book they would have told someone about it and Lisel would have gotten in trouble. The mayor’s wife however didn’t tell anyone, her and Lisel have a special bond. They both have faced the death of a loved one and both have the love of reading. What the narrator means when he says, “She [Leisel] had gotten away with nothing. The [person] had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment” is that she had known Lisel stole the book; she was just waiting for the right time to tell her about it. I don’t think she will tell anyone about this because of the bond that is forming between them.
part three qestion two: i thiink that liesel and the gang wher defintly justifide in ther acts of stealling food. i beleav this because they had no money and didnt realy have anyway of geting money other than stealing it or geting a little from some of the grown ups that they know.also they didnt have any money that they could spend on food because they need it for other things. lisel and the gang probibly fealt bad about stealing the food at first but they had to to survive. if the nazis found out that they stool food the would all probibly be murdered.
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I know that Hans Hubbermann saw Liesel steal the book. This is true because in the text it states, “He reached over and grabbed a hold of THE SHOULDER SHRUG. No explanation required. It was obvious that the girl had stolen it from the fire.” I do trust Hubbermann because he is her father and he wouldn’t want anything to happen to Liesel. When the narrator says, “She had gotten away with nothing. The person had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment”, that means that she will still get punished but she will just have to wait for the right moment.
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No, I do not think that Lisel, Rudy, and the gang were justified in stealing the food. The fact that they were hungry did not make it okay fir them to steal the food. Just because they were hungry, that didn’t mean they had to steal the food, they could have gotten some sort of job to earn money or help someone in return for food. They didn’t just steal food once but Rudy and Lisel went by thereselves and stole again to get food. The fact that Lisel and Rudy are getting into these habits, I think they will soon get caught and in trouble if they keep doing this.
Part3:question 1
ReplyDeleteThe person who saw Leisel steal the book was the mayors wife.At first I wasn't really sure if I trusted her or not,knowing that she did see Leisel commit a crime but when I got further into the book I started trusting her.She seemed very queit in the story.When the narrator was talking about her he described her very innocent and quiet.This makes me think I can trust her.But then again she may also be very strict about the Nazi laws and everything because she is the mayors wife.When the narrator states the whole thing about "she is waiting the right time", I think he is talking about that the mayors wife did see Leisel take the book out of the library but she hasn't said anything because she is waiting for the right time and right place to say something.I certainly hope Leisel doesn't get into any trouble and has to go to a camp or something for stealing the book because I feel like she really didn't mean it as a crime.Hopefully the mayors wife will be nice about it.
knights2103,
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you. I trust the mayor’s wife because they have been through the same thing. They have a special bond forming in which I think will help them both in the end.
Part two question 5: I think that Hans junior saw Leisel steal the books.I think that Hans was mad about his father and him having a fight and he was taking it out on Leisel. The goverent ment was very mean when it came to people reading books that they didn't apporve and when Jewish read. So if Han is trying to get revenge this is something he could use on Leisel.
ReplyDeletePart 2 question 3: I think that Hans slaps Leisel because he wants to protect her. In the book Leisel is bad mouthing Hitler and during WW2 the Germans looked up to Hitler as their leader. So someone hearing a little girl bad-mouthing their leader would mean big trouble for her.If one of them had heard her saying those things she would have been taken away from Hans.
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ReplyDeleteThe Mayor's Wife saw Liesel stealing the book. When the narrator said she was just waiting for the right time, he wasn't talking about turning her in, he was saying that she was waiting for the right time to help her. She wanted to help Liesel with her education, and she felt bad for Liesel because she lived with Rosa Hubermann. Also, Liesel may have unknowingly helped her by making her feel a little more like she had a child again
knights9617: I agree with this statement because I think you used very good reasoning to support your theory.
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Leisel was caught stealing a book by someone. This someone was the Mayor's wife. She can be trusted because her and Leisel are alike. They have also both gone through a lot. They both have gone through tragedies, such as death's of loved ones. This means they have a slight connection, are alike, and understand each other so the Mayor's wife most likely won't snitch on her because she understands what Leisel has gone through, so she is probably just giving her a break. This connection between them can be helping each other in a way. Also, she wouldn't tell on her for stealing a book because someone would only do that if they had something against each other, like something personal.
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The struggler we meet in part three is a Jew. He is a scum, he is starving, and he is afraid. A few hundred miles away from book thieves, mayors’ wives, and Himmel Street, hides the struggler. He hides in the dark. This man sits in the dark to make it harder for Nazi’s to find him. He is hiding to be away from Hitler. I believe that his family most likely got taken away from him and probably got killed from Nazi’s. This seems real because he is a Jew, and the struggler is by himself. The strugglers gift of Mein Kampf is ironic because, it is a book of Adolf Hitler and the man reading it is Jewish.
9617- I agree. I think you did a great job explainging your reasoning.
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ReplyDeleteThe person she found was a jewish man who ended up being Hans friend.He was running away from Hitlers men because they were trying to find him to kill him or put him in a camp.I think that his family was either killed in a concentration camp or in a death camp.I think this because they were a jewish family and during that time that was very popular for the jews to get put into a death or concentration camp.Also it was ironic that he got"Mein Kampf" as a gift because that book was written by Hitler and he was running away from Hitler,that is why it would be ironic.When I read the story I hope the man gets away from Hitler and doesn't have to worry about hiding from him and his men.That is what I hope will happen in maybe Part 4 or maybe Part 5, because reading it I could feel that he was very cautious about where he went and everything.
Part 3 Question 1:
ReplyDeleteThe mayor’s wife, Ilsa Hermann, saw Liesel stealing the book from the fire. I don’t trust this character because she seems to be hiding something, and we don’t know enough about her yet to know what. I think she’s going to do something to betray Liesel’s trust later on in the story, however, because on page 147 it says, “…the very moment the mayor’s wife let her down.” We don’t know what Ilsa Hermann is going to do, but I definitely don’t trust her. When he says that quote, the narrator means that Liesel shouldn’t think that she’s gotten away with stealing the book. Ilsa Hermann saw her take it, but she didn’t say anything at first. She was just waiting for the right moment to bring it up.
Part 3 Question 3:
ReplyDeleteThe Struggler from part 3 is named Max Vandenburg. He’s Jewish, scummy, starving, scared, and looking for Hans Hubermann (although we don’t exactly know why). He was hiding in a dark storage room in a city called Stuttgart where he apparently wasn’t wanted. One of his childhood friends was helping him hide. I think that, because he’s Jewish, his family was taken away by Hitler. Without them, he has to find a way to survive on his own, which is probably why he’s so afraid. The copy of the Mein Kampf is ironic because it’s supposed to be something that will save and help him to safety. The irony in that is that the Mein Kamf is Hitler’s story, and Hitler is trying to kill Jews like Max.
knights2103:
ReplyDeleteI didn't think about Liesel sharing a bond with the mayor's wife because they've had similar experiences. That's a good point, but I wouldn't trust the mayor's wife if I was Liesel.
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When Liesel stole the book someone saw her; her dad, Hans Hubermann. I trust this character because even though Liesel is his foster child, she is like his own daughter. He wouldn’t want anything to happen to her. Besides, the books she steals, he trades for cigarettes. The quote,” She [Leisel] had gotten away with nothing. The [person] had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment” means that the Leisel’s book stealing was not a secret between her and her dad. They were just waiting for the right moment to talk about it. They made it a secret between them though so she would not get in trouble.
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It depends if the gang was justified in the thieving or not. If they were absolutely sure that they weren't going to get caught, then it would be alright because they were hungry. On the other hand, this was very risky because if they got caught, they would have been in very bad luck. I think they shouldn't have taken the risk at all because if they were hungry and needed something to eat, you shouldn't steal because just by doing that, if you got caught, just think of the consequences. Maybe death. That's just my opinion. Really, the situation there AT the food market matters if they should steal or not.
Part 3 Question 2: Leisel’s book thieving has progressed to stealing food. I think that the gang and her did not have the right to be stealing the food even though they were hungry. If they were hungry they could have asked one of the farmers for some food. The farmer would have saw that they were poor and hungry and since that they were children he probably would have given them something because they would have felt sorry for them. A lot of people are hungry but they don’t go out stealing food so they can eat so I don’t think that they had the right to steal the food either.
ReplyDeletePart 3 Question 3: The struggler that we meet in part three. This man is hiding in a dark room. This man is hiding because he is a Jew and Jews at that time were taken away to concentration or death camps because they were not Hitler’s view of a perfect race. I think that this man’s family was probably taken away by the German soldiers to one of the concentration camps but he somehow got away. His copy of the Mein Kampf is ironic because that is Hitler’s book about how he wants to take over the world and Hitler was against Jews.
ReplyDeletepart 3: question 1 - The mayor's wife saw Liesel steal the book. I definitely trust this character because she is very soft-spoken and can relate to Liesel through the fact that they have both lost a loved one, so this experience will help them to connect. When the narrator says, "She had gotten away with nothing. They had seen her all right, she was just waiting for the right moment.", the narrator means that The mayor's wife had seen Liesel steal the book, but she wasn't going to address it while Rudy was there. I don't believe that she will tell any kind of authoritative figure about it though, due to that special bond that they share.
ReplyDeletepart 3: question 2 - No, i don't believe that Liesel and Rudy and them were justified in their different sorts of thievery. Just because you are hungry, doesn't make it acceptable to steal from other people. I understand that their families are going through a rough time with the economy because of Hitler's rules and restrictions and such, but no matter your circumstance or excuse, stealing is never acceptable. Yeah, that sounds kind of harsh. And i know their just kids. But Liesel started out with only stealing books, (which is not good either) and now it has transformed into stealing food as well. Who knows how much more this is going to escalate until she gets herself into a lot of trouble.
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When the narrator says “So much good, so much evil. Just add water,” he means that there is already so much good and evil that resides inside humans that all you have to do is tempt them with something and anything can happen. For example in the story it says, “The depressing pea soup and Rudy’s hunger finally drove them to thievery.” The quote means that the hunger that they both faced was the “just add water,” part, and it that made them steal, which isn’t a good thing to do. You can also see this when Liesel steals books because she wants to learn to read, so that need for books is what drives her to steal.
Part Three Question One: The mayor’s wife was the one who saw Leisel steal the book. In that quote the narrator means that the mayor’s wife was waiting for the right time to approach Leisel about the stealing of the book. I do not believe the narrator was implying that the mayor’s wife was going to hurt Leisel for the crime she committed. When the narrator says, “She had gotten away with nothing,” I think he means that Leisel did not successfully steal the book without someone seeing her do it. Although Ilsa Hermann is quite and seems to be a threat I trust her. I think she is willing to help Leisel because it keeps her mind off of what she is going through from the loss of her son. I also believe it is easy for Leisel to connect to this character because they have both lost a loved one.
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The struggler’s name is Max. He is Jewish. He was homeless, had no money, and had been starving. He hides in Stuttgart. He hid there so he would be away from book thieves, mayor’s wives, and Himmel Street. All of those people give him a hard time in that place. Knowing that his family is Jewish, they have probably been killed or sent to a death or concentration camp. It is ironic that Max’s gift was a copy of ”Mein Kampf”. This was a book by Adolf Hitler. It is about how to be against everyone who isn’t the “perfect race”. This is ironic because Max isn’t the “perfect race”. He is Jewish.
knights3205: I agree with the part about the fight. I was not expecting it to end the way it did. It startled me also.
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I think that when Liesel and Rudy move to stealing food, it is not justified because even though your hungry it doesn’t mean that you can just steal food from someone else. Not only are they stealing food, but the way that they’re stealing it from people is almost cruel. For example in the text when they are going to steal Otto Sturm’s food it says, “The road was icy as it was, but Rudy put on the extra coat, barely able to contain a grin. It ran across his face like a skid.” Then when Otto comes around on his bike it says, “He wasted no time in losing control of the bike, sliding across the ice, and lying facedown on the road.” Then they just steal his food and run away, which I believe is not justified.
Part 3 Question 2: As the story progresses, Liesel, Rudy, and a small group of older boys start stealing food from nearby farms. I don’t think they had a right to steal, even if they were hungry. They all still got fed, maybe just not as much as they should. I think if they had been starving it would’ve been different, because then it could result in death, but being hungry is a different story. They were all fed enough at home for them to survive and have strength, therefore they shouldn’t have stolen food from an innocent person who probably needed it.
ReplyDeletePart 3 Question 2: I don't think that Lisel or any of them were justified to stealing the food because stealing is a sin and doesnt abide by God's law which they were put on earth to do. Even though they were all hungry that does not give them any right to steal what another person could have eaten. Maybe that person was straving more than them and really needed that food it was really just not the right thing to do.
ReplyDeletePart Three Question 2: No I do not believe that Rudy, Leisel, and the gang were justified in this thievery. It was fine for Leisel to have stolen the books; those books were from burnings, they were the books no one wanted anymore. The books had been disposed of. The food however was something the farmers worked hard to harvest, and although they were hungry if someone caught them they could be in big trouble. If they were caught by a Nazi, Hitler would probably treat them as a Jew or dispose of them like the books. Leisel, Rudy, and the gang need to be careful of their actions, especially Leisel. At first she talks badly about Hitler in public, then is seen stealing book, and next is almost caught stealing food. If she isn’t careful something terrible is going to happen to her.
ReplyDeletePart three: Question1: The person that saw Liesel steal the book was the mayor’s wife, Ilsa Hermann; she was the one to catch the book thief in the act. I do trust Mrs. Hermann, I believe that she is a very good person at heart, and shows this by letting Liesel into her house hold and showing her and letting her read her books. She seems like a very trusting person. In the text it did say that “Liesel had gotten away with nothing.” I believe that this statement means that Liesel feels accomplished because she believes she was caught stealing, but actually when she was she did not get in any trouble, like she expected. Instead Mrs. Hermann let her come in and see the hundreds of books, and actually read them, because she has seen that Lesel has a joy or ding, and by allowing her into her house (which I am guessing she doubles as a librarian) and she is doing this to make
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Part three: Question Two: In this particular section of the book, Liesel and her friend Rudy are reduced to stealing food, in this case apples. They have herd about this group that steals food and they decide to join them. Rudy is skin and bones, and is latterly starving. Liesel is also not fed all that much and she would love more food if possible. These are their two reasons for joining. I do see why they would think thievery is justified and they could resort to it, but personally I believe that no matter how hungry you become or how bad you want something, you shouldn’t steal. The lord will help them out if they just pray and obey the laws. As a result of their stealing, they vomited quite a lot, proving for their action they received a punishment. So personally, I believe that stealing is wrong and never the answer, and therefore think it was not the proper solution here.
ReplyDeletePart 3 Question 1: The mayor’s wife, Frau Hermann, saw Liesel steal the book from the fire. I do trust this character, because she’s quiet and most likely won’t tell anyone about it. I think what the narrator means by “she was just waiting for the right moment” is that she was hesitant to open up to Liesel, because of her son’s death. (This can be inferred.) Frau Hermann was probably excited that she found Liesel, who’s a book lover much like herself, which you can infer because her house is filled with books. Maybe she wants someone who can share her obsession, despite Hitler’s laws.
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ReplyDeleteI liked how you connected the mayor's wife with Liesel, and how they both lost a loved one. Good job!!! :)
Part 3 Question 1: The mayor’s wife, Ilsa Hermann, saw Leisel steal the book. I don’t trust Ilsa Hermann because she is on Hitler’s side. She saw Leisel steal a book written about a Jew and she knew that Leisel wasn’t Aryan. When the narrator says, “She [Leisel] had gotten away with nothing. The [person] had seen her, all right. She was just waiting for the right moment.” He means that Leisel thinks she got away with stealing the book but she really didn’t. The mayor’s wife is going to befriend her and then when she has Leisel’s trust she’s going to turn her in to the Nazis.
ReplyDeletePart 3 Question 2: When Leisel, Rudy, and the gang steal food I don’t think it’s justified. Yes, they were poor and hungry but that doesn’t change the fact that stealing is wrong. It seems right to them because the farmers and people they steal from seem rich and they assume that they have enough food for themselves. For example in the text Rudy says, “Of course I do [feel guilty], but I’m not hungry anymore, and I bet he’s not hungry either. Don’t think for a second that the priests would get food if there wasn’t enough to go around at home.” But they don’t realize that that’s not always the case.
ReplyDeleteknights7103: Good job! You really thought outside of the box. I would have never considered that it was Hans Junior who saw her steal the book.
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ReplyDeleteThe Struggler we met in Part Three was actually a Jew and in that time Jews had to be very very careful of who they could trust and where the best place was to hide. The Struggler is named Max. He is hiding in a closet for safety; he doesn’t really know how long he is going to be in there. Max is hiding from the Nazis because Hitler hated the Jews and Max is very much a Jew. I believe that because he and his family are Jews and he is hiding in a closet that the rest of his family was killed and or sent to death camps. The Struggler’s gift a copy of Mein Kampf/ My Struggle is ironic because he himself is going through a very hard struggling time.
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ReplyDeleteGood job infering things in the story. You did well not just going with what the book says, but looking deeper into what it really means.
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ReplyDeleteQ3) The struggler is hiding in a locked room probably in a basement. He is hiding because he doesn't want to get caught by the nazis. He is a jew and this was a dangerous time for jews to be out and about. His family is probably hiding somewhere else, in a concentration camp, or maybe even dead. It is ironic that he has the book Mein Kampf because he is a jew and the author is written by Hitler who hates jews.
Q4) I do not think Leisel and Rudy were justified into stealing food. I think it is wrong to steal only if you are starving enough that it is the only source for you to get food to eat. Leisel and Rudy do not get very much food but they are no where near to starving. I think they they should only steal if they have no food and use stealing as a last resort. If they have food and they continue to steal i believe that is wrong to do.
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I think Liesel and the gang should be punished for what they are doing. They are stealing food from farmers who work hard to grow their crops, and a gang of little hungry kids shouldn’t steal their crops that they have worked hard for. The children are hungry, but they should work for their food and not steal it from the farmers. They should get jobs (if they can) or just do work for other people rather than stealing because this can lead to bad habits later on in life. Germany is already poor from wars and its hard on farmers because they get all their food and money from their crops.
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The ‘’Struggler’’ in part 3 is named Max Vandenburg. He’s Jewish and is scared, homeless and is hiding from the Nazis who are against Jewish people. He was hiding in a dark closet in a city called Stuttgart. One of his friends was helping him hide. I think that, because he’s Jewish, that his family was taken away by Hitler and sent to a concentration camp or a death camp. Max was probably left behind or the Nazis couldn’t get to him. The book, Mein Kampf is ironic because it’s supposed to be something that will save and help him to safety. The irony in that is that the Mein Kamf is written by Hitler, and Hitler is trying to kill Jews like Max.
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ReplyDeleteThe mayors wife was the one who saw Leisel steal the book. I trust this character because her and Leisel have both been experiencing the same thing, the death of a loved one. Even though she had seen Leisel steal the book I believe she would not tell anyone because she feels sympathy for her because she knows what she is going through. Ilsa’s son died and Leisel’s brother died. I think in the quote the narrator means that someone in fact did see her steal the book but he is implying that nothing will happen to her because the person that saw her will not tell anyone
Part three Question 2: I believe that Rudy, Leisel, and the gang were not justified in this thievery. At first she had stolen the book, but that was okay because the books were going to either be disposed of or burned, so she was stolen something that was unwanted. On the other hand stealing food was not a good idea. The farmers work really hard for it and for Leisel to steal it could result in her being in big trouble with Hitler.
ReplyDeletePart three Question three: The struggler in part three was a Jew. In World War II Hitler was completely against the Jewish ethnicity so it was very bad conditions for the struggler, who in this chapter was Max. He is hiding out in a closet, trying to stay clear of the Nazis and Hitler. I think that his family was either killed or sent to a concentration camp. He probably knows they were sent there so he doesn’t want to end up being like them. The strugglers gift was a copy of “Mein Kampf”. This book was written by Adolph Hitler, talking about what he thought was the perfect race. This is ironic because Max is the total opposite of Hitler’s perfect race, he is Jewish and therefore Hitler wants him gone.
ReplyDeletePart three Question 2: I think that Rudy, Leisel, and the gang were not justified in this thievery. First of all stealing is wrong. But sometimes its acceptable like when Leisel stole the books. They were going to be either thrown away or burned anyway so it did not matter if she stole those. On the other hand her stealing food is completely different. Even though she was hungry she should have at least known not to steal from a farm where every farmer works extremely hard to grow their food. She was almost caught and if she had been, she would have gotten in huge trouble.
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In the story, the mayor’s wife saw Liesel steal the book from the book burning. I believe the mayor’s wife can be trusted because later in the story, she took Liesel into her own house and showed her a room full of books, so she obviously had a good heart and knew what Liesel was going through-the loss of a loved one. So, for right now, the mayor’s wife seems like a good-hearted and trusting character. When the narrator said, “She [Liesel] had gotten away with nothing. The [person] had seen her alright. She was just waiting for the right moment,” I think they meant that Liesel hadn’t gotten away with stealing it, she had been caught but, the mayor’s wife didn’t turn her in right then and I don’t think she ever will because of the bond her and Liesel share. I think “the right moment” means that the mayor’s wife is waiting for the right moment to ask Liesel why she stole the book and talk to her about it.
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In the story, Liesel and Rudy stole apples because they rarely eat. Rudy is barely fed and Liesel doesn’t eat much either. I feel that they were partially justified in stealing because it was their last resort, but I also think there were other solutions to getting food. The reason I thought it was kind of justified was because Liesel nor Rudy eat a lot and when people starve, they’ll do anything to get some food because it’s what their body is telling them to do. But also, it was very wrong to steal and they could’ve gotten caught and they would have gotten a big punishment, like maybe being beaten. In result of stealing these apples, they got very sick. I think they could have found some food from a friend, and not have stolen like that gang they heard about.
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ReplyDeleteYou used good detail and related to the story a lot. I think this makes your answer easier to undetstand and you explained a lot. Good job! I really agree with you.
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ReplyDeleteI think you used a very good example of her being trusted. I also, think she has a good heart.
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I think Hans doenst want to join the Nazi Party because he felt that the Nazi's were just men who made their own people suffer. He described them as, "one that allowed everyone else to take it for the proverbial ride while its own people suffered". I think so many people felt differently about joining just because they really didn't think about what they were really doing and how it was affecting people in their country. I think that a lot of them grew up hearing people and seeing people talking about the Nazi Party and how Hitler was such a great leader, that they really didn't realize what he was doing that was so wrong. I admire Hans Jr. because he knew that what his country was doing that was so very wrong. I wish more people could've realized that.
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Hans lecture to Leisel about keeping the secret, and that if she didnt him and mama would be taken away. I think that Hans was way too harsh on Leisel when telling her this. "Hans was clearly worried that he was on the verge of frightening her too much" , this tells me that he knew he was being a little harsh, but he will went along with talking to her like she did something very wrong. I think he should've made it clear that she couldn't tell anyone that secret but I think that he could've just stopped with at you need to know this is serious and you can't tell anyone. Hans should've been much more easier on Leisel.
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ReplyDeleteIn “a small but noteworthy note” the narrator says “I’ve seen young men over the years think that their running at other men but they aren’t, their running at me”. I think that this is true because the people that the narrator is talking about are the soldiers that are currently fighting in the war so when they are running up in to the fight they are really awaiting their future which for the most of them is death. The statement itself is true because the narrator of the story is death so when he says that the young men are running towards me he really means that they are going to die in the upcoming fight. This idea can be connected to Hans because he said that he joined the Nazis because it was something that he truly believed in and many people say that they will die for something that they truly believe in so this idea can be connected to him.
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ReplyDeleteHans chose not to join the Nazis and he did this because of his own personal beliefs. In the story they talk about how Hans paints the houses for the Jews and he tries to help them out as much as possible. He didn’t believe that it was right to judge the people just because of their beliefs and that is what the Nazis did, killed the Jews because they were not the perfect image and they didn’t believe in the right things. I think that many people felt differently from Hans because Hitler was a person that greatly persuaded people into thinking what they were doing was right when it really wasn’t so a lot of people did what he wanted them to and those are the people that believed differently. Hitler was so good at making people thinking that they were doing the right thing when they were really doing the wrong thing and those people may not even have felt that way if Hitler hadn’t made them think what he thought and that is why I think that those people thought that.
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ReplyDeleteYou used great detail in your explanation and it was written with a lot of support from the text. Good job.
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ReplyDeletei believe that this statement means that the young soilders are running towards there death. The narrorator collects souls and could be death so i believe that the soilders are running straight into there death. i do agree at this statment because when to men run at eachother in war with guns at leat one will die. this statment can connect to hans junior. hans junior is a nazi who is fighting in the war.he is fighting for the father and is always killing people in war. so the statment can connect to him because eveytime he goes and attacks he has a high chance of dieng and running right into death.
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Hans’s lecture to Liesel was to keep Liesel from telling anyone about Max, even Rudy or her teachers. Hans said that if anyone found out about this lots of horrible things would happen to them like,” At the very least, Mama and I will be taken away.” Also that he will take every one of Liesel’s books and burn them and that Liesel will be taken away. I don’t think that Hans was to harsh in telling Liesel all this because if she did what he told her to not do she would find out. Telling Liesel all of the stuff that would happen beforehand will enforce her to not tell anyone.
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Hans doesn’t join the Nazi party because in “The Thoughtful Process Of Hans Hubermann” it says,” ..A Jew had once saved his life and he couldn’t forget that. He couldn’t join a party that antagonized people in such a way…”. The Jew that saved him was in the Great War with him, his name was Erik Vandenburg. I believe other people chose to see and think differently than Hans because they chose to see everything one way, the way the Nazi’s see things, and also they weren’t thankful for Jews like Hans was( one saved him).
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ReplyDeleteQuestion 2. ) Hans reason for his opinions are due to one of his dear friends being Jewish. Hans believes that what the country is doing is wrong. Hans' neighbors get a suspicion of his opinions being so because when Hans applied to be a Nazi (in order to blend in) he was put on the waiting list. The minds of the many people of Germany have been tainted with. They “feel” things that the government tells them to. But Hans sees through this.
Question 3. ) Hans uses the scare tactic to make Liesel keep Max a secret. He tells her the horrible things that would happen if she didn't keep the secret. He said he would burn her books, and that Rosa and Hans would be taken away, leaving her all alone. I believe that Hans level of harshness was an appropriate way into making Liesel keep her mouth shut because she will be afraid of the consequences.
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ReplyDeleteThe narrator who is death states “…I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me.” I agree with this statement because in war men are fighting other men in battle, the men on the other side run at you to kill you. Sometimes they don’t but sometimes they do. This idea can be connected to Han’s Jr. because he is in the Nazi party, fighting for Hitler, in the war he is fighting in; he may die or may just get injured, or might just be lucky enough to make it out unharmed.
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ReplyDeleteHans’ rationale for not joining the Nazi party was that he had costumers that where Jewish and he did not want to lose that money from them that he need. He would lose those costumers if he joined the Nazi party because the Nazi party supports Hitler and Hitler is out to make a perfect race. To make his plan successful he has to exterminate the Jewish people. I think people see things different then Hans because Hans wants what is best, people that joined the Nazi party may have just joined it so they don’t become a victim of Hitler’s plan. Hans is not worried about that.
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ReplyDeleteQ3) I dont think that Hans took it too far. I think he was right for being harch to Leisel. This helps him get his point across. And then Leisel knows he is serious. Leisel is too young to realize how serious the situation is so Hans has to make it so Leasil realizes how big of a deal hidind a jewish person really is.
Q4) Hans didn't join the the nazi party because of what happened in his past. His closest friend in the war was jewish and he died. I think he did it partly out of respect to him and his family. Also a lot of the clients of his were jewish so he probably didnt want to loose those clients. I think other people see things differantly than Hans because they are scared of what Hitler could do to them.
knights5480 that was a very good point you made about that. Good job!
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ReplyDeleteI agree and disagree with death's statement. The young men are running at death,but that doesn't mean that they AREN'T running at other young men, because they are, it's just that their destiny is to die in the process. What death is saying, though, is that they are running at the opponents, but their opponents are not only the other young men, but also death. Death isn't an opponent to all of them, though, and they're not ALL going to die, just most of them.
Part 4: Question 3- Yes, Hans was harsh to Liesel in explaining that Max was to be kept a complete secret. But I do think that everything he did was necessary. Hans made Liesel cry and hated it but he knew it had to be done. Because if Liesel even mentioned a word about Max to someone even as close as Rudy, it could mean death to thier whole entire family. They would most likely be killed for hiding a Jew in a time like this. Yelling at Liesel and making her cry was a good decision because since of that bad experience, Liesel probably wouldn't ever bring it up.
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ReplyDeleteHans told Liesel all about how cruel the Nazis are, which, yes, would upset a ten-year-old very much, but it was definitely not too harsh, and I'll tell you why. When kids are her age, they are at the point where they think it's cool and fun to gossip and tell secrets and make each other PROMISE not to tell, but of course, secrets are RARELY kept quiet. Hans wanted to make sure Liesel knew what would happen if she told ANYONE, even Rudy, whom she trusts the most, and although she would think Rudy wouldn't tell, let me remind you all the Rudy has a HUGE mouth.
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ReplyDeleteHans didnt want to join the nazis because Eric Vandenburg, a Jew saved his live. Eric told the sergeant that hans had good hand writing so he was told to stay behind and write letters at the base while every one else went out to battle. None of the soldiers ever came back, one of which being Eric Vandenburg. Also, most of his best customers were jews. Hans didnt believe in joining a group that was against most of his closest friends. Others agreed with the nazi party because they were blinded by this false hope hitler gave telling people that it was the greatest cause in the world to help their country.
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ReplyDeleteHans was very harsh on liesel. It is arguable that he went over board, but in the same sense, it was for the best. The punishments that Hans listed were absolutely true, so liesel would never EVER dare speak of it, because neither did she want her books burnt, but she couldnt bear the thought of being taken away from her family. The scare that Hans gave liesel was harsh, but absolutely necessary. It was all for the best of liesel. Hans wouldnt tell her those things just to scare her, he just wanted it to sink in, and during those times, im sure liesel has heard of a lot of other possible outcomes from people around her.
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(Question 1): When the narrator says,” I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me.” I agree that when the men do this they are running right into the path of death (narrator). This statement is very realistic and is the sad but true fact of war. This idea could be connected into another character in the book, for instance Hans Jr. He could be connected to this because he is fighting for the Nazi’s against other young men. He believes he fighting the other men but he’s really fighting to say alive.
ReplyDelete(Question 2): Han’s Hubbermann has many reasons for not wanting to join the Nazi’s. For example on page 180 the text states, “he was a man who appreciated fairness…A Jew had once saved his life and he couldn’t forget that…Also, much like Alex Steiner, some of his most loyal customers were Jewish…he didn’t think hatred could last.” This shows that Han’s doesn’t believe in the cruelness and hatred that Nazi’s show. I think so many people saw and felt things differently because they had to; some people may have felt that they had to be a Nazi to survive, or they could have been someone who had lived in depression but was helped by Hitler so they felt the least they could do was join up with him.
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ReplyDeleteI agree what Rudy, Leisel and the gang did was necessary for them at the time but they did but themselves in great danger. You did a great job!
Part 4:Question 3: Hans’s lecture to Leisel was about keeping Max a secret because he was a Jew, staying at their house and that wasn’t aloud when Hitler was around. Max staying at the Hubermann’s house had to be kept a secret and if anyone else knew about it they could be in huge trouble. I think Hans went a little too far with his lecture, but it was for Leisel’s own good. If he wasn’t harsh enough with her then she may have not known how serious it was and she may have told someone, which wouldn’t be good. I think if Hans was more comforting to Leisel when she was crying, what he said wouldn’t have seemed as harsh.
ReplyDeletePart 4:Question 4: Max’s and Leisel’s nightmares are different because her dreams are about her brother dying on the train she went on to go to the Hubermann’s house. His dreams are about him waving goodbye to his family when he was leaving to hide from the Nazi’s. They are alike because they are both important, yet sad events that happened in their lives and they haunt Leisel and Max each night in their nightmares. I think Max has the same dreams occurring because it is hard for him to forget making that big decision he did- staying away from his family and being safe, or staying with his family and possibly getting caught. I don’t think their nightmares will go away because they have been happening so often that it may just wear off over the years.
knights4100:I agree with your thoughts! I believe this is true too.
ReplyDeletePart 4 Question 1: I agree with the statement “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me.” I agree with this because the narrator is death and the men who are running at each other are fighting in a war against each other and they are trying to kill each other. They are not really running at each other but they are running at death because a lot of those people running at each other are going to die fighting so they’re really running strait into death.
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Hans had many reasons for not joining the Nazi’s. For example, in the text it says, “A Jew had once saved his life and he couldn’t forget that. He couldn’t join a party that antagonized people in such a way.” Another reason was that most of his loyal costumers like Alex Steiner were Jewish. Hans and many Jews believed that the hatred would not last. There was one particular reason that stopped him not from joining. This is stated when it says, “…and it was a conscious decision not to follow Hitler.” I believe that many people decided to see and feel things differently than Hans because he believed in fairness and that was something not very many during that time period believed in.
Part 4 Question 2: Hans’ reason for not joining the Nazis is because when he was fighting in the war he had a Jewish friend who saved his life but lost his. They were best friends there and he taught Hans to play the accordion. I think that most people chose to see and feel things differently than Hans because Hitler was so good at convincing people things that he wanted them to believe. He made everything sound so good even though it was really horrible. Also a lot of people probably joined out of fear that they would be sent to a concentration camp or they would be killed.
ReplyDeleteknights7103:I agree. They were not justified in stealing the food but the books were fine because they were going to be burned anyway. No one was going to really care about them.
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I do agree with the statement in “A Small But Noteworthy Note” where it says, “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me.” I agree with this because the narrator is referring to the soldiers who are fighting in the wars. This makes the quote make sense, because this analogy is saying that in theory, the soldiers of one side think that they are simply running towards the opposing side to kill them, but in reality, they are hypothetically running to their own expiration. This idea can relate to Hans Hubermann in the sense that he was also a soldier in a war. This quote is referring to exactly those people. If he were to think the way the other soldiers do according to the narrator, then he very well could have been taken away by death (the narrator).
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I definitely agree with the statement that says, “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me”. Since this is referring to soldiers in war, and the narrator is death, this all makes sense. I say this because when it says “They’re running at me.”, this is saying they are running towards death. This can be connected to Hans because the moment he entered the army, the Great War astonished him. For example, him running to kill someone or him going to fire, makes him so vulnerable to death himself.
3205- i agree with what you said and you had good examples to prove your point.
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Hans’ rationale for deciding against joining the Nazi party was as follows. Even though he was not very well acquainted with political insights, he could however stand up for what he believed in. And that is exactly what he did. In all honesty, a Jewish man had saved his life, and his most valuable customers were also Jewish. He couldn’t ignore that. Hans was a man of fairness. Joining the Nazi party would mean discrimination against the Jews. How is that fair at all? So, he decided not to follow the leadership of the Fuhrer. He was well aware that this decision was life-threatening, but he would rather risk his life for the Jews than make a decision that risks the lives of the Jewish race. I think that many people choose to think and feel differently than Hans because they know that by not following the guidance of Hitler, their lives are in such vulnerability they could be taken away from their homes, and even sent to a camp (concentration/death.) This is not an easy thing to swallow for most German citizens. So they choose to keep safe and do whatever it takes to remain that way.
part four qwstion one: the statement “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me”. id veary logical it basicly states that many young men are going to die in the war and the narator has sean many men die in the war. also this statement refers to hans jr he will probibly die in the war because he is a nazi and the statement infers it if you read the text.so after reading this statement carfuly i think that i agree with it and that in world war two many many peaople died.
ReplyDeleteWhen Hans starts hiding Max in their basement, he has to tell Liesel about how she can never tell anyone about it. He tells her that if she admits to anyone about what they are doing, he and her mama will get taken away, and she’ll never see them again. Also, that they will take every single one of her books and burn them. I don’t think Hans went too far with his lecture because it was a very serious situation. He was only being harsh with Liesel to show her how serious he is about what’s happening and how important it is that no one find out about Max.
ReplyDeletePart 4 Question 1: I agree with the author’s statement “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me.” The author is saying that all the men in the army are technically running at other men, but really they are just running into their deaths. This connects to Hans Jr. because after he had gotten into an argument with his father, he stormed out of the house, and the narrator explained that he would end up in Stalingrad. This was described in the 1930s-40s as fighting all day long, and a blood soaked sky. You can infer that Hans Jr. got killed there, and therefore running into his death.
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ReplyDeletei agree and i liked how you pointed out that Liesel and Rudy weren't actually starving, they were just hungry. and therefore shouldn't steal from innocent people. :)
Part 4- question 1: I believe this statement is technically true. Men at war will be thinking that they are running at the enemy to defend their country. Really they are running straight at Death. They are risking their lives in the war, they are running straight into their death. Hans Jr can relate to this because he is part of the war. He is also not the smartest because of the other time we saw him, he was yelling at his father for being a coward.
ReplyDeleteknights7103: I totally agree! good job!
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In the text when it states, “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me”, I agree one hundred percent. As a reminder, the narrator of the book is death and, this quote is talking about the soldiers who are at war. So, this quote pretty much means that the soldiers are running to their death. I believe this quote connects to Han Jr. He was apart of the army that fought in The Great War. He took a chance with his own life. That makes him closer to death.
Question Two:
Hans had a lot of reasons for not joining the Nazi’s. He had some friends that were Jewish. His loyal customer, Alex Steiner, was Jewish. He and many Jews sensed that the prejudice behavior would eventually stop. Also, in the text it states, “A Jew had once saved his life and he couldn’t forget that. He couldn’t join a party that antagonized people in such a way.” If he joined the Nazi’s it would be going against his beliefs. In the text it states, “…it was a conscious decision not to follow Hitler.” I believe that Hans felt this way because he was one of the few who thought for himself. Many people were hypnotized by Hitler’s words.
knights9103:
ReplyDeleteI agree with your answer. You did a good job explaining it too.
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Hans didn’t join the Nazi group. The thing that stopped him from joining the group is that he was friends with the Jews in a way others were not. Hans was a painter by trade and most of his business was from Jews. He would help them, for example when one of the Jews got the property mess with Hans offered to help them and did whatever he could. Also when he was in the army there was the leader, a Jew who had a son in which Hans is now looking after. Others felt differently than Hans and chose the see things different. I think they did this because they didn’t totally understand the Jews, didn’t depend on them, and didn’t care for them. Hans did though, he worked with them, they gave him business, he is now caring for a Jew.
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Hans had a lecture with Lisel to make sure that Max would stay a secret. Hans told her about all of the consequences that would happen if someone found out about Max, for example he said that he would take all of her books and burn them. Then he said that they would take her away from them. Finally, he told her that they would take Max, Rosa, and himself away and that she would never see them again. When Hans told Lisel this, after each consequence she started to cry even more until at the end where she was sobbing. I do not think that Hans went too far or that he was too harsh with Lisel. Hans knows what will happen if someone finds out about Max and he doesn’t want that to happen. Just to make sure that Lisel doesn’t tell he tells her what will happen no matter how harsh it is.
knights2103,
I do agree with you. I trust the mayor’s wife because they have been through the same thing. They have a special bond forming in which I think will help them both in the end.
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Leisel's and Max's nightmares are alike because they both had a family member die, and that is there nightmare's. What's different about them is Max's family was jewish, and Leisel's dad had communist leaning. They both have the same nightmares over and over because the flashbacks of their family members dieing is just so crucial. What might have to happen for Leisel and Max too get over these nightmares is talk them out and just find a way to get over these. This is a big problem because these nightmares keep occurring over and over for them, but this can be a cured factor.
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Hans did not join the Nazi party because he did not believe in the perfect race. People think of him as a lazy person because while other people are joining the party and getting into the new and perfect race that Hitler is hosting. Hans is leaning towards being a communist. Even his own daughter, Leisel, wants him to join the Nazi party. The reason Hans most likely is not joining the party is because it will break his relationship with his daughter. She doesn't even have blond hair or blue eyes so Hans is just most likely protecting her from staying out of the party.
“I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me”.
ReplyDeleteI agree with that statement because their actions of which they do will always come back to haunt them. It’s like Death is trying to inform the readers that karma does exist and that you can’t escape the wrongs of which you have done. This idea can be connected to Liesel because she did so much to protect those books that she might get some help in the future because again “what comes around is what goes around” is pretty much defining Karma. Also since Liesel did take those books away from the Fuhrer then I believe that she will be in grave danger.
Describe Hans’ rationale for not joining the Nazis. What stopped him? Why do you think that so many people chose to see and feel things differently than Hans?
ReplyDeleteHans didn’t join the Nazis because he didn’t want to keep on killing innocent people based on what they are born with and for what they believe in. I think that people saw things differently then Hans because of anger and the fact that they’re poor. Hitler gives countless speeches about how the non Arien race is taking all the jobs and causing all harm to Germany. Mainly focusing the people of the Jewish faith. Most of all I think it’s because they don’t want to be killed for having a disagreement with Hitler.
I don’t think that Hans lecture to Liesel is harsh because she doesn’t really understand what the Nazis will do to them if they find out that there helping max. The Nazis would kill Hans and most likely his family along with him. I thought that he did not have to be so hard on her though. He also could have controlled him self better. This is why I think that Hans wasn’t all that harsh to Liesel
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ReplyDeleteHans decided not to join the Nazis because he didn’t believe it was right to be so cruel to the Jews. His life had been saved by a Jewish man, and some of his most valuable customers were Jewish. He also didn’t believe that the hatred towards Jews could last. I think what really stopped him was Erik Vandenburg, the man who wound up saving his life when they fought in the war together. I think many people chose to see things differently than Hans did for a lot of reasons. Some of them might’ve been scared, or maybe some of them had negative experiences with Jews that made them hate them. For the most part, I believe people followed Hitler because of the propaganda he fed them. He was very persuasive. Many people just accepted what he told them and chose to follow him. It’s almost like Hitler brainwashed the German people, and Hans was one of the few people who managed to not get sucked in.
Part 4 Question 3:
ReplyDeleteWhen Hans lectured Liesel, he basically told her the story of who Max was and said she had to keep quiet about him. He told her what would happen if she told anyone about Max. He was trying to scare her by telling her that if anyone found out, he and Rosa would be taken away forever. His lecture worked because it had Liesel in tears by the end. I don’t think he went too far. He had to make sure that Liesel didn’t talk about Max, and the only way to do that was to make sure she knew what would happen if she told people. He was telling the truth, and Liesel had to know it. He was right to be harsh with her- it was probably the only way to make sure they were safe.
2). On page 180 it describes Hans’ rationale for not joining the Nazis as “Like many of the Jews believed, he didn’t think the hatred could last, and it was a conscious decision not to follow Hitler.” What stopped him and made him feel this way was the fact that in the first war he was saved by a Jewish man and I believe that he couldn’t bring himself to the thought of killing innocent Jewish people because Hitler didn’t like them. I believe many people thought this because it is a logical reason and a good reason not to fight with Hitler or join the Nazis.
ReplyDelete3). Leisel’s parents tell her that her father (Hans) is going to explain to her about there visitor. In the basement Hans explains to her about his accordion and about “World War One and then about Erik Vandenburg, and the visit to the fallen soldier’s wife” Then he tells her that the secret he made her promise she would keep would be about Max. I don’t believe Hans went too far. Also I believe he was as strict as he needed to be to Leisel to get his point across.
Part 4: Question 1: When the narrator, death, speaks this statement in the book, it is referring to war, and how the men believe they are running at each other in the battle for one reason or another, but are really running at death. And the second part to the quote also implies that death believes they are fighting for the wrong reason and pretty much asking to die by fighting in the first place. I do agree with this statement because, when the narrator says they are running at it, it’s saying that they are running at death (because death is the narrator.)I believe that this statement can be related to Hans Jr. because he is doing something that he really shouldn’t be doing, he’s doing it for the wrong reason and is fighting against a horrible cause. He has a terrible reason to, he’s loyal to Hitler.
ReplyDeletePart 4: question 2: Hans is different then most of the cruel, oblivious, and sinister Nazi’s. He previously served in WWI, and he became very close with his comrades, who some happened to be Jews. He became especially close to a comrade named Eric. Eric became very close, because he first introduced Hans to the accordion and taught him how to play. Hans and Eric grew a special bond, and the day they had to go into battle, his Jewish comrades voted Hans best handwriting, because they felt he deserved to live, and not get blown to pieces. These Jews saved his life! And now he refuses to join the party because he owes them and refuses to go against the people who had saved his life and kept him on the planet as they were slaughtered. I believe that other people see things differently and are against the harmless Jews because they are brainwashed by Hitler and believe they have to follow him and be loyal. Another reason is they feel they have no choice and choose to be with Hitler so they will not be killed. And lastly the don’t see them like Hans because none if any have ever had a life altering event such as this occur in their life, and they have no gratitude or respect towards them. They only listen to Hitler and follow his rules, which are to exterminate the Jews.
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In this part of the story, Hans gives a lecture to Liesel about keeping Max a secret. He explains to Liesel that Max can’t be found and if Liesel tells about him, Max could be found and sentenced to a death camp because he is a Jew and has been hiding from Hitler. He is trying to find a way to hide and survive and if people know where he is, the Nazi’s could find out and take him away. I don’t think Hans went too far because Hans is really trying to protect Max and Hans wants Liesel to keep this a secret because if anyone finds out that Liesel knows where Max is, not only could Max get punished, so could Liesel. I think Hans kind of had a right to be harsh on Liesel because he was partly just trying to protect her and she could get a great deal of punishment if Hans didn’t exaggerate the importance of hiding Max.
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In the story, the narrator makes a comment under the “A Small but Noteworthy Note”. The narrator says, “I’ve seen so many young men over the years who think they’re running at other young men. They are not. They’re running at me.” The narrator is saying that men are risking their lives at war and running towards other men, but they’re really just running towards their deaths. So, yes, I do agree with this statement. It shows how men are making a mistake by joining the Nazi’s and going to war, they’re just rushing to their death. I think this applies to Hans Jr. because he is supporting the Nazi’s at war and he thinks he’s helping but he’s really just making a mistake. And, he could lose his life at war for a bad cause.
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ReplyDeleteHans decided not to join the Nazis because he didn’t believe it was right to be so cruel to the Jews. He previously served in WWI, and he became very close with his felow solders some wher jews. i think he thought of jews as the same as him just with a difernt religion so they really wernt to much differnt also i think that he couldnt live with the fact of killing someone just becase theyr differnt and he knew a jew wich served in the war with him.
knights 4100 qestion 1 prt 4 dude really good choce of words thats great
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ReplyDeleteThe “Struggler's” name is Max. Max is Jewish He has to remain gone from the Nazi's. he has been staying in a dark area by himself for over a week. One of his child hood friends helps look out for him by giving him a copy of Mein Kampf, and a key to the Huberamns house. It is ironic that a Jewish boy is given the book Mein Kampf(my struggles), is written by Adolf Hitler. Max needs it so he can blend in with society. He has to pretend he supports every word of this book even though it is most likely about how evil the Jewish people are.
part 3 question 2
In the story, Liesel and Rudy took apples because they barley eat. Rudy is barely fed and Liesel doesn’t eat much either. I beleive that they were basically justified in stealing because it was their only resort, but I also think there were other solutions to reciving food. The reason I thought it was sort of justified was because neither Liesel or Rudy ate a lot and when people starve, they will do anything to get food. Also, it was wrong to steal and they could’ve gotten caught and they would have gotten a big punishment, like maybe being beaten. In result of stealing these apples, they got very sick.
Part 4 question 1: When death speaks this statement in the book,he/she is referring to war, and how the men think they are going at each other in the battle for one reason or another, but are really going at death. The second part of the quote implies that death believes they are fighting for the wrong reason and pretty much asking to die by fighting in the first place. I do agree with this statement because, when the narrator says they are running at it, it’s saying that they are running at death (because death is the narrator.)I believe that this statement can be related to Hans Jr. because he is doing something that he really shouldn’t be doing, he’s doing it for the wrong reason and is fighting against a horrible cause.
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When Hans lectured Liesel, he told her the story of who Max was and said she had to keep quiet.He told her what would happen if she told anyone about Max. He was scareing her by telling her that if anyone found out, he and Rosa would be taken away forever. His lecture worked because it had Liesel in tears by the end. I don’t think he went too far. He had to make sure that Liesel didn’t talk about Max, and the only way to do that was to make sure she knew what would happen if she told people. He was telling the truth, and Liesel had to know it.
Part 4 Question 2: Han's rationale for not joining the Nazi party was that he had costumers that where Jewish and he did not want to lose that money from them that he need. He would lose those costumers if he joined the Nazi party because the Nazi party supports Hitler and Hitler is out to make a perfect race. To make his plan successful he has to exterminate the Jewish people. I think people see things different then Hans because Hans wants what is best, people that joined the Nazi party may have just joined it so they don’t become a victim of Hitler’s plan. Hans is not worried about that.
ReplyDeleteknights2103,
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you. I trust the mayor’s wife because they have been through the same thing. They have a special bond forming in which I think will help them both in the end.