PART 1/(DUE WEDNESDAY THE 17TH)PICK TWO QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
1). Who is the narrator in this story? Give some examples from the text and explain why they support your theory.
2). On page 4 under the heading “A Small Theory”, the narrator talks about the colors. He says, “A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors”. What does this mean? What could the colors stand for? Give some examples.
3). Pick one of the characters that you have encountered thus far. Describe them. Predict what you think will happen to them, based upon what you already know.
4). Think about Mr. Steiner’s reaction to Rudy when he finds him imitating his idol Jesse Owens. Is Mr. Steiner’s reaction to Rudy normal? Unusual? What doe you think made him react this way?
5). In Part One, Leisel is described as having “dangerous eyes”, whereas Rudy is described as having “big, safe blue eyes”. What color were Leisel’s eyes? Why was the color of her eyes “dangerous” and Rudy’s “safe”?
PART TWO/ (DUE SATURDAY THE 20TH)
PICK TWO QUESTIONS TO ANSWER 1). Describe the argument that takes place between Hans and his son. What was the reason for Hans Jr.’s extreme anger? Why do you think he felt so strongly about his beliefs?
2). What does Leisel discover about her mother’s disappearance during the book burning? What is her reaction to this new information?
3).Why do you think that Hans slaps Leisel? What do you think he was protecting her from? What might have happened to her if the soldiers had overheard her?
4). Why do you think Leisel steals the book from the book burning? How has Leisel’s views changed from the beginning of Part One until now?
5). Who do you think saw Leisel steal the book? What do you predict will happen to Leisel because she stole the book?
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Part 1 Question 1: I heart the Book Thief
ReplyDeleteThe narrator of the story is death. In the text it states “a small soul was in my arms” there are plenty of other clues in the text that the reader infers that the narrator is death. In the beginning of the book, death had put his palm across Liesels brother’s mouth, and he had died. It also described the way the boys soul felt in the narrators arms. When ever there are violent situations in the book the narrator makes comments that his work needs to be done.
ReplyDeleteKnights4111: Your comment rocks!!
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ReplyDeleteUnder the heading “A Small Theory” when the narrator says “A single hour can consist of thousands different colors.” The narrator is referring the colors to all the feelings that you go through in a day. And every day has a different feeling and there is a multitude of feelings you can experience in a single hour. When the narrator says “murky darkness” he is referring to the feeling of feeling alone and upset and when the narrator says” waxy yellow” he is referring to the feeling of being some what happy but if the narrator said the color bright yellow then the feeling would be excitement.
Part 1 Question 2: When the narrator states that a “single hour consists of thousands of different colors, but we only choose to view a few of them” he is referring to a deeper ideology on human nature. I think that the colors refer to events and happenings of the day, and he is implying that people have selective thinking in the sense that they sometimes don’t accept what they do not like. This applies to the setting such that the German people knew about the troubles that were unfolding with the Nazis but could not bring themselves to believe it.
ReplyDeletepart 1 question 1 : I believe that the narrator of “The Book Thief” is death. I think this because in the story, it talks about how he shows up whenever somebody is about to die. For example, when Liesel is on the train with her mother and brother on their way to meet their new foster parents, her brother began to cough. When the coughing stopped, there was no more movement left inside his little body. Just as this happened, the narrator says that he steps into the train, while it is still in motion, and yet nobody noticed him. Except for Liesel. When he enters the train, he takes the little boys soul and then exits. Also, throughout part one of the story, every time someone dies, the narrator is *always* there.
ReplyDeletePart 1: Question 1: The narrator of The Book Thief is death. I know this because the narrator say that he says he takes Werner’s soul from his body and a human can’t possibly do that. Also, “death” describes the color of everything, like, the sky being dark chocolate or red and the color of Werner’s skin being pale just before he die’s. “Death” says that he hates taking people’s souls, “I am all bluster- I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.” The narrator also, says “Sometimes I arrive too early. I rush, and some people cling longer to life than expected”
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 1: I believe that the narrator of the book thief is the grim reaper. This is because when ever the narrator is some where death always follows. Such as Liesel brother died when the narrator came. Another reason I believe the narrator is the grim reaper because he says “Your soul will be in my arms a color will be perched on my shoulder. I will carry you gently away”. This is an example of what the grim reaper does which is take your soul. This is also shown when the narrator is by the book thief and wanted to say I am sorry for your losses but was not aloud to say that because it was against their rules showing that he was invisible and could not be seen and can not be heard. This is why I think that the narrator of the book thief is the grim reaper.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 1: The narrator of the story “The Book Thief” is Death itself. I know this because the narrator is talking about seeing the death of Werner who was Liesel’s little brother. The narrator says something like that he hates having to take the soul of little Werner into his own arms after Liesel’s mother throws Werner into his grave without any mercy. Also he talks about standing next to Liesel while she is grieving over her brother but Liesel takes no notice of Death being there because death is not any person he is a spirit and you cannot see the spirits no matter what. I also know that Death is the narrator because the only other person/thing that deals with the dead are angels and God but in the text the narrator sounds very unhappy maybe even sad which the angels and God are always happy so therefore the narrator must be death.
ReplyDeletePart one question 1: The narrator of the book thief is death. I know that the narrator is death because when the book thief’s brother died it says that “It was exactly when I knelt down and extracted his soul”. It also says in the story that “for two days I went about my business. I traveled the globe handing souls to the conveyor belt of eternity. “I could already see the small group of humans standing frigidly among the wasteland of snow. The cemetery welcomed me like a friend”. There are many other clues in this story that support my theory of how the narrator is death. Also the narrator always seems to see everything that’s going on in the world and also be able to be there within seconds. This proves that the narrator is not human.
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The quote, “a single hour can consist of thousands of different colors”, means that he sees many different types of people. The “colors of people” doesn’t necessarily go by their actual skin color.The colors stand for the different way people act and their attitudes or expressions on their face. For example when he says “I make it a point to notice them”, meaning that he makes it a point to see how people are different and how they all act differently. When he says, “Waxy yellows, cloud-spot blues. Murky darknesses.” he gives a few examples of the types of attitudes, expressions and types of people he sees.
Part One Question One: I believe the narrator in the story is death. One example is when the narrator says, “It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” The narrator is saying in this quote that some day he will be standing over you, when you’re dead, and your soul will be in his arms, your body will still be on the ground. Another example in this story is when the narrator says, “Sometimes I arrive too early. I rush, and some people cling longer to life than expected.” By using the words, “I arrive to early” it is showing that he is the reason they “cling” longer to life than expected. There are many other examples in the story proving that the narrator is death.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 2: On page four under the heading of “A Small Theory” the narrator talks about how a single hour consists of thousands of different colors. This means that the narrator sees lots of different things happen, and pays attention to the forgotten. He feels all sorts of different emotions and struggles to understand but still tries to. People tend to be oblivious to important things, but the narrator sees and understands them. He says “In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them.” This shows that the narrator tries to learn and understand different things that go on around him. He mentions that “people only observe the colors in the beginning and end of the day”. This shows that the narrator believes people do not pay attention to some important things.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 1: I think the narrator of The Book Thief is death. The narrator talks about taking the souls from people when they are dying. Also, when Liesel is on the train and her brother dies, the narrator said Liesel caught him taking her brother’s soul. I don’t think he meant she could literally see someone leaning over her brother, but she knew he had died. The narrator also says his workload increased during World War Two, when a lot of people were dying and he had a lot of souls to take. He said the human idea of the grim reaper amuses him, and he talks about himself like he’s not human. I think he talks that way because he really isn’t human, but instead death itself.
ReplyDeleteknights1006: I like your example of “I am all bluster- I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.” I totally agree with this!
ReplyDeletePart 1:Question 5: Leisel is described as having “dangerous eyes” because her eyes are brown and all Germans were “perfect” if they had blue eyes and blonde hair, according to Hitler. Leisel’s hair was blonde though, but she wasn’t a “perfect” German. Rudy has “big safe blue eyes” because he is a “perfect” German with blue eyes. In the book, Rudy looks up to an African-American athlete who is disliked by many people, but not Rudy. So, one day he covers himself in charcoal and runs just like the athlete. His father finds him though, and tells him to appreciate who he is; especially in times like these, but Rudy doesn’t understand.So, in the times of the Holocaust it was considered safe to be a German.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Who is the narrarator of this story?
ReplyDeleteI believe the narrator of this story is Death. I believe this because on page three, he explains “You are going to die……..I urge you, don’t be afraid, I’m nothing if not fair” and, in the next page, Death explains what its like to “take” someone when he says “Your soul will be in my arms…..I will carry you gently away.” These are just two of the many examples in the text that give you clues to the narrator’s identity. These clues support my theory because he explains the inevitable truth and explains that he is still fair while upholding that truth.
Part one question 5:
ReplyDeleteLeisel is described as having “dangerous eyes”, where as Rudy is described as having “big, safe blue eyes”. Hitler believed in having the “perfect race” and his idea of the perfect race was people that were German and had blonde hair and blue eyes. Rudy’s eyes were referred to as safe because he had big blue eyes and that’s what Hitler wanted in his perfect race. Leisel had brown eyes and brown eyes were looked down upon in Hitler’s mind because brown wasn’t the color Hitler wanted everyone that consisted of his perfect race to have. So Leisel wasn’t safe because if Hitler found her she would most likely be sent to a concentration camp because she wasn’t part of Hitler’s “perfect race”.
3) Hans Hubermann is a mysterious man. The book states curious things about him, mostly foreshadowing statements. “In 1939, 90 percent of Germans showed unflinching support for Adolf Hitler. That leaves 10 percent who didn’t. Hans Hubermann belonged to that 10 percent. There was a reason for that.” It also states in the text “He had already cheated me in one world war but would later be put into another (as a perverse kind of reward), where he would somehow manage to avoid me again.” You can connect these two quotes because Hans had nearly died one war, (the narrator being death) and this war could have changed his opinions for not supporting Adolf Hitler. And also in the end of the second quote “he would somehow manage to avoid me again.” The narrator being death, the quote implies that in the future Hans would come close to dying. I believe that his beliefs are going to get him nearly killed in the near future
ReplyDeleteMs. Mellott: thanks!
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 2: I think that the colors stand for the people’s emotions or thoughts in form of color such as angry being red and blue being sad. Therefore when the narrator says “A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors”. This could mean all of the emotions going threw everyone and how they are feeling such as when the narrator picked up Liesels brother the narrator said first he was a cold blue and soft but then he started becoming a red and melting in my arms showing that the emotions of her brother were changing as he was in the grim reapers hands. This is how I think that the colors represent people’s thoughts and emotions.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 1: The narrator of the story The Book Thief is Death. This is shown in the text where it mentions, “I am all bluster- I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result.” This is showing that the narrator is not a person. The book also says that the narrator himself takes the soul of Werner. A human can not physically do that, it is impossible. Another example is where it says, “Sometimes I arrive too early. I rush, and some people cling longer to life than expected.” This is saying that people try to live life longer but sometimes he arrives too early and they die. This shows that the narrator is death.
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ReplyDeleteThe narrator of “The Book Thief” is death. I believe this because the narrator says, “It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” The narrator says this because some day you’re going to die, so death will be “holding your soul in its arms.” The narrator is also able to see everything that goes on and can be there within seconds, and no human can be there that fast so therefore the narrator can not be human.
part 1 question 5 : The color of Liesel’s eyes are described as “dangerous” and Rudy’s as “safe” because considering that these kids live in Germany during Hitler’s reign, in order to be thought of as worthy of life, you had to be Aryan, or have blond hair and blue eyes. Both Rudy and Liesel had blond hair, but only Rudy was Aryan. Considering this fact, Liesel’s eyes must be brown, which is a very dangerous eye color to obtain if you lived in that time period in Germany. Since Rudy had blue eyes, he could be described as having “safe” eyes. But like I said, Liesel was not that lucky. Even though she did have blond hair, her eyes were not blue, which made her useless in Hitler’s eyes.
ReplyDeletePart 1: Question 2: On Page 4 under “ A Small Theory” when the narrator says “a single hour can consist of thousands of different colors” he means that each day there are many feeling you go through each being different changing constantly. One minute you may be a bright happy yellow, while the next a dreaded murky green. The narrator says that “In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them.” He means that if someone is possibly going through cancer they may have a dark, dark shade of purple, with a slight sparkle of orange hope, so maybe they could just fight a little longer with the glimmer of hope they still have. “Death” makes note of these colors, because they show how people are feeling, if someone is doing horribly and will suffer the rest of their life because of a terminal illness, maybe he will cut their life short for their benefit.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the narrator is death also. I think you did an amazing job giving examples why the narrator is death. Your examples really prove that your answer is correct.
Part 1 Question 5: In the text on pg.31 its states Liesel has enough brand of German blonde but she had dangerous eyes that were dark brown. This statement means that Liesel had the right color hair when it came to being an Aryan but as for her eyes they were not the right color they were eyes that would put her in danger. As for Rudy it states on pg.51 that he has beautiful blond hair and big blue safe eyes these two characteristics are the best to have in this point in time. They are the best to have because Hitler is looking to make the perfect race which was only Aryans which are the kids who had blond hair and blue eyes. So Rudy would be the one to live while Liesel would be the one who was killed just because she had those dark brown eyes.
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ReplyDeleteThe narrator in the story is death. Every time someone dies he is always there to take their soul. In the beginning of the story the narrator says, “…I took my chance. The time was right. I walked in, loosened his soul, and carried it gently away. All that was left was the body, the dwindling smell of smoke, and the smiling teddy bear.” In the story the narrator also says, “My feet stepped through the cluttered aisle and my palm was over his mouth in an instant. …I knelt down and extracted his soul, holding it limply in my swollen arms.” The narrator takes the souls of the people who die, so he is death.
Great job in finding an example! I agree!
ReplyDeleteknights5102: i like your use of wording and examples from the text of how the Nazis couldn't being themselves to believe the troubles that were unfolding.
ReplyDeleteknights1204: i definitely agree with Death being the narrator and i think you used very good examples to explain your theory of it as well
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 5: In Germany at that time, people with blue eyes were better off than people with dark eyes. Hitler didn’t like people who didn’t fit his image of a perfect person with blonde hair and blue eyes. That’s why Rudy was described as having safe eyes. He fit Hitler’s image. Liesel, on the other hand, had dark brown eyes, and that didn’t fit the image of the perfect German child. It meant she had a greater chance of eventually getting hurt by Hitler, or his soldiers, as they tried to form their perfect society. That’s why her eyes were described as “dangerous”.
ReplyDeleteknights3922: i love your explanation for what the narrator means by "a single hour can consist of thousands of different colors". i definitely agree with you!
ReplyDeleteknights6083: I really like how you added the quote “The last time I saw her it was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some places, it was burned. There were black crumbs, and pepper, streaked across the redness.” It makes your blog a lot more visual and interesting to read. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteknights1204- I completely agree with you that the narrator is death. You used some examples I never thought of, they were great.
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ReplyDeleteI like the way you explained how only certain physical traits were "perfect" according to Hitler. I also like how you explained how Liesel was not a "perfect" german, but Rudy was a "perfect" because he followed the traits. Good job!!
Part 1: Question 3: The main character, Leisel has brown eyes and blonde hair. She is a German who has to be sent to foster parents because her real parents were poor and couldn’t take care of her, though they loved her very much. She is a little shy with her foster parents, but warms up to them in a few weeks. Leisel doesn’t know how to read or write, but is eventually taught by her foster father. She met her friend, Rudy by playing soccer outside with him and her other neighbors. I predict that further into the story Leisel will learn how to read and write better than her foster parents can, and she will find out more about what’s happening outside of her little German town.
ReplyDeletePart One Question Three: One of my favorite characters so far in the story is Hans Hubermann. He is a kind, loyal, caring man. He is very gentle towards Liesel. I like the fact that he will do anything to comfort her, and how he goes to her room and sits with her after her nightmares. Although he takes good care of Liesel and stands up for her I think he is going to die. I believe this because in the story it says, “In 1933, 90 percent of Germans showed unflinching support for Adolf Hitler. That leaves 10 percent who didn’t. Hans Hubermann belonged to the 10 percent.” I believe that if Hans does not like Hitler he will not follow Hitler’s rule causing him to be killed. Although I do not want Hans to die I believe he is going to.
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ReplyDeleteIn the story, death explains how he deliberately seeks out colors to keep his mind off of human survivors. He explains how he can’t stand them (the survivors) and that he vacations in increments in the colors. I believe the “colors” he is talking about are the human emotions that fill the moment. He explains the human perspective on it, how people just see colors in the sky at dawn and dusk, but his idea of color go way more in depth, he shows that every hour is filled with colors such as waxy yellows and murky black colors. These human emotions or mood of that time and scene could be as explained “waxy yellow” (happy) or “murky black” (despair).
knights4683: I relly like all the details you used in writing your answer!
ReplyDeleteknights9633: Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour response to question #5 started to drift into #4 towards the end, and it started to become a summary.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 5: In the book “The Book Thief” the main character named Leisel is a 9 almost 10 year old with blond hair but dark brown eyes. The Nazi vision of a perfect person is blond hair; light blue eyes so having dark brown eyes are dangerous. Rudy, however, has bright blue eyes so people call her eyes safe. Aryan is what they called people with blue eyes; blond hair and the Nazi’s would take the Aryan away to live with a German family. In this story Leisel was moved to a German family so she would be safe.
ReplyDeleteknights 9617, I agree with your theory on the narrator's identity. I never thought about that example, where he explains he is a result. Great job!
ReplyDeleteknights3205: I like how you explained that the narrator couldn't be an angel/God because he was unhappy and angels are supposed to be happy. I definitely agree with that!
ReplyDeleteKights1006:You posted a great paragraph!I love how you mentioned the colors that "Death" says.
ReplyDeletei agree 9633!
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you did a great job explaining that the narrator is death.
knights9617: I love the examples you used! You really dug deep into finding the information! Great job! Keep on rocking it!
ReplyDeleteYour response to question 5 drifted into 4 near the end, and started to become a summary. Try to just anwser the question and not go off subject.
ReplyDeletePart One: Question 4- Mr. Steiner’s reaction to Rudy was normal considering the time period. Being black is NOT part of the perfect race that Hitler and the Nazis wanted. White, blonde hair and blue eyes was considered to be true German. Since Rudy was pretending to be Jesse Owens the Nazis would probably translate that into being offending and not really appreciate him for that…Mr. Steiner was doing something that was appropriate to get into Rudy’s mind. He was safe the way he was and Mr. Steiner was lucky for it to be that way. He didn’t need for the Nazis to be hunting him down for something foolish his son did.
ReplyDeletePart One: Question one- I believe the narrator of the story is death. The narrator of the story says things that lead you to believe so. For example, the narrator says that they have seen millions of eclipses. How is that possible for a human being? Also, it can be obvious the narrator is death because it “takes souls away gently in the arms.” The narrator says that they are not violent, malicious, I am a result. What could this mean? The result of everyone’s life is of course death. There is no solution to staying alive forever. One day you are going to die and death will take you away whether you like it or not, in its arms.
ReplyDeleteknights1204: Nice answer. I like Hans too and also think that he is going to die or be sent to a death camp because of his ant-natzi belief. :/ poor Hans.
ReplyDeleteI love what Rudy dose. The Jesse Owens incident, wow his dad thought that he got lost but he was running up on the soccer field pretending to be Jesse Owens. Also I thing that his dad being not pro Nazi nor anti Nazi he response was not what I though it would be. I thing that he wouldn’t have wanted his son to do this for his sake cause the Nazis didn’t like black people. Also thinking how much Hitler hated Jesse Owens the Nazis may have taken the boy away.
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ReplyDeleteLeisel has blonde hair and brown eyes. She is a foster child because her own family is too poor that they can’t take care of her, so she moves to another place to live with a different family. Leisel meets new people and is introduced to a lot of new things throughout the story. She meets a boy named Rudy and they become very good friends. In the future I think that Leisel will learn how to accept different people, learn how to read and write and she will eventually learn what is about to happen outside of her German City.
Part 1 Question 1
ReplyDeleteI believe the narrator is death because when someone dies the narrator gets there soul. Also the story says that “I am all bluster-I am not violent. I am not malicious. I am a result” This shows that when it says I am a result it means that the character is not a person. Also that the narrator says, “Sometimes I come too fast or I rush.” Also the narrator states, “My feet stepped through the cluttered aisle and my palm was over his mouth in an instant…………I knelt down and extracted his soul, holding it limply in my swollen arms.” This shows that the narrator it death.
Part 2: Question 1- Hans and his son were having a fight about Germany, the Nazis, and the Fuhrer. Hans Jr. was angry because his father doesn’t like the Nazis and believes he doesn’t care about the country at all. He calls him a coward because he is not for the country. He is very pro-Nazi and is furious that his father isn’t the same way. Hans says, “I’m the coward?” He knows that he is definitely NOT the coward in this situation. He is the one that is being brave about the Nazis by being against them. Less than ten percent of the country is against the Nazis. Who’s the real coward?
ReplyDeletePart 1: Question 1: I believe that the narrator of the story is Death. I believe this because it says “I will be standing over you, as gently as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” This is saying that you are going to die and this figure, Death will be there to take your soul away. Also he tells you in the beginning that you are going to die and that some people escape him the first time and he doesn’t like the survivors. He says that he’s there for everyone who dies and takes their souls.
ReplyDeletePart One question 3: I think that Rudy’s big mouth will get him in trouble. I think this because he will probably be trying to impress Liesel. Then Liesel will have to save him. He also is off in his own world. Just like how he had the whole Jesse Owens thing. Many people on there street all ready thing that he is crazy. I don’t blame them though cause I would to. Also I think that it is kind of funny that he likes Liesel
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ReplyDeleteThe narrator in the text is death. I know this because it gives many examples in the text to tell you so. For example, it would describe how Death would pick up the soul of the dead person in his arms and carry their soul to heaven or hell. Also it tells how it has to go around the world to do its job and that he never has a brake. This tells me it is death because people are always dieing and people die all over the world. These are some examples that told me the narrator is death.
knights9617: I agree! You did a good job!
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ReplyDeleteThe narrator in the story is death. This is true because in the text it states, “Personally, I like a chocolate-covered sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me.” This is describing death because death is not bright and happy, it is dark and lonely. Also, “The Book Thief” says that he shows up whenever some one is about to die. This is a clue that the narrator is death because death is not a happy thing and the narrator obviously doesn’t mind it. Finally, I know that the narrator is death because it states, “a small soul was in my arms.” There are many other clues that show that the narrator is death.
5480 great us of detailsfrom the text
ReplyDeletePrt1-question 2- on page 4 under the heading "a small theory", the narrator talk about colors he says, "A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors". This statement means that in an hour there are thousands of different feelings all around the world In one hour. Colors represent feeling for example there is a saying "you look blue" this means that someone looks sad blue represents sad. So in the book the narrator literally means that there are many feeling all around the world. In the text wax yellow could be explained as happy and mucky black could be despair or mad.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question1: I believe the narrator of The Book Thief is death. I know this because in the text it says, “The beginning of September. It was a cool day in Molching when the war began and my workload increased.” When World War 2 began there were a lot of people died therefore Death would have more work to do. Also in the text it says, “Does this worry you? I urge you –don’t be afraid. I’m nothing if not fair.” Death is saying that you shouldn’t be afraid of him because it’s only fair that people die at sometime.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your answer. The perfect “Nazi Image” is blonde hair and blue eyes. Leisel has blonde hair and brown eyes that is why she is known to have “dangerous eyes”. Rudy has blonde hair and blue eyes, so that is why he will be known as a Nazi and he has” safe eyes”. I think you had a good answer!
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ReplyDeleteRudy Steiner is a blonde hair and blue eyed. He likes Liesel and his idol is Jesse Owens. I think that he will get in more trouble later on in the book. I think this because he has a very strong imagination. For example, when he dressed up as Jesse Owens and his father told him that if he would have been seen he would have been 'put away'. I also think that Liesel will start likeing Rudy back because they are best friends and sometimes when boy and girls are best friends like that it grows to more. And if this happens and Rudy does get in trouble i think that Liesel will have to save him.
Knights2103: I like your anwser!! I agree!! How is it possible for a human to see millions of eclipes when there is about one every 70 years!!
ReplyDeleteIn the story, “The Book Thief” I believe the narrator is Death. In the book on page 4 the narrator, Death, explains what its like to “take” someone when he says “Your soul will be in my arms...I will carry you gently away.” In addition, in the book on page 20 is says, “My feet stepped through the cluttered aisle and my palm was over his mouth in an instant.” This is saying that when the boy died, Death came to him and “took” his soul away from him. These examples support my theory that Death is the narrator of this story.
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ReplyDeleteUnder the heading “a small theory” when the narrator says “single hour can have many different colors”. I think that when the narrator says that a single hour can have many different colors. This can mean many things to different people but I think that in the story this means that in an hour life can have many different moods depending on what your talking about or what the feeling around is. If the feeling is happy then it will be a bright color and if it were sadder it might be as darker color. When the narrator says “a murky darkness” he is referring to feeling alone and when he says “a waxy yellow” he is referring to a more happy feeling. But if he would have given a more bright color he may have been giving the feeling of excitement.
Part 1, Question 3
ReplyDeleteOne of the characters that I have encountered this far is Hans Hubermann. Mr. Hubermann is Liesel’s new father. He is a man who loves to smoke and is a painter by trade. He also plays the piano accordion. He is very kind and caring towards Liesel and would do anything to comfort her. He always comforted her when she had nightmares. He would come in her room, sit on the bed, and talk to her saying everything was going to be okay and he would not leave until he knew she was okay. He is now helping her learn to read. I don’t think that Hans will like to follow Hitler’s rules, but that his wife will make him follow them so that he doesn’t get killed.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you with the meanings of the colors and the meanings of the sentences. I didn’t really think of it that way, then I went back to the book and saw your answer and totally agree with you. It’s true in a single hour everyone has different feelings and a color can be used to describe that feeling. Great job explaining it.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you I think that in the story the narrator is death itself. When the narrator talks about being on the train with Leisals little brother that kind of made it obvious that the narrator was someone that has to do with death. And that is the part that for me gave it away and gave you the clue on who it was. I thought that was a good answer and I totally agree.
(Question 1) The narrator of this story is death. There are many clues in the book to lead us to this conclusion. For example on page 4 the narrator states, “Your soul will be placed in my arms. A color will be perched ion my shoulder. I will carry you gently away.” This quote means that one day in your life “death” will fall upon you and carry your soul to where it belongs. Also in the story the narrator states, “He had already cheated me in one world war but would later be put into another (as a perverse kind of award), where he would somehow manage to avoid me again.” This mean that Hans Hubermann participated in two world wars and lived through them bought, and since he never died he never met death. There are also many other examples the narrator gives you to explain himself as being death.
ReplyDeleteknights8206: I agree! I also think that the story is narrated by death. Thats true that it is only fair for people to die at some point and it's true he would have alot of work in World War II with all the death that took place. Good Job!
ReplyDelete(Question 4) Mr. Steiner’s reaction to Rudy was normal for the circumstances of World War II. Mr. Steiner was a Nazi and against other races of people. When Rudy was dressed as a black man it probably offended Mr. Steiner and also he was probably scared that Rudy would be taken away for showing another race. Any Nazi would take Rudy away and place him in a concentration or death camp, just like the real black people, Jews and others. Mr. Steiner wasn’t mean for doing this he was only trying to keep Rudy safe from other Nazi’s and Hitler’s penalty’s .
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 4: Mr. Steiner’s reaction to finding Rudy imitating his idol, Jesse Owens, was surprising to me. I thought that he would either be a pro-Nazi or anti-Nazi but he actually didn’t go either way. He was mad because Rudy was perfect and safe but he wants to be the total opposite. Mr. Steiner doesn’t think that it’s right that people like Jesse Owens are seen as imperfect in Hitler’s eyes but he’s not going to say anything against it as long as his family is safe. “Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.”
ReplyDeleteknights4103: I think you did an awesome job at explaining the colors and feeling that go along with it. I like the examples you use like: mucky black being despair or anger.
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ReplyDeleteI didn't feel like you explained your answer so i could understand for the first quote but the second quote i got :D You did well keep it up!
A character I've met so far is Hans Hubermann. He is a charming man and a great father. I predict that he'll die because in the text on page 63 it states in the bold "... That leaves 10 percent who didn't. Hans Hubermann belonged to the 10 percent" Since Hans doesn't show unflinching support to Hitler then I believe he'll die first.
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ReplyDeleteI think the narrator in “The Book Thief” is death. I say this for many reasons. First it states, “Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me.” This is referring to death because darkness is never a happy thing. But at the same time the chocolate is happy. So I inferred that sometimes death is a good thing depending on the condition the person was in before they died. Also, I believe the narrator is death because it states, “The beginning of September. It was a cool day in Molching when the war began and my workload increased.” I believe the narrator is death because when it said “my workload increased”, then that meant the narrator was going to kill people.
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ReplyDeleteWhen the narrator says, “A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors”, it refers to the number of feelings and emotions that a person goes through in one day. The colors stand for what actually happens to the character or what they have encountered. For example, since this does take place in the holocaust, this fits in. I say this because, the amount of things people went through during that time was tremendous. So it was normal to have “all these colors in a single hour.” Some people had to see family get taken away or even killed.
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ReplyDeleteGoodjob. I agree that the narrator is death. You explained very well. :)
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. I can tell you thought out your explanation very well. Good job and keep it up.
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ReplyDeleteIt's true that I think the narrator is death but most defiantly not for that reason. You said, "because in the text it states, “Personally, I like a chocolate-covered sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me.” This is describing death because death is not bright and happy, it is dark and lonely" A lot of people can be gloomy (and what can you expect from people in that job area??) But just because he/she is death does not mean that dark colors suit them. You should read Terry Pratchett's Death character, really! He has a grand-daughter named Susan!!!
Part 2: Question 5-I believe someone important saw her took the book. Like maybe a head Nazi or even Hitler! Nah, I doubt it was Hitler but I really think it could be someone like one of Hitler's apprentices. That would be interesting and then her and her family would be sent away to some place or death camps because the girl saved a book about a Jew which of course the Nazis hate. Then the story would be about her life at a concentration/death camp and watching her family die in front of her. That’s pleasant isn’t it?
ReplyDeleteknights8206: i agree with your anser it is a great resspons to the qouestion i allso like the qout from the book i wish i used that one.
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I believe that the narrator of the story is "death" because as said in the story,"Your soul will be in my arms.” This shows that the narrator cannot be human because a human cannot possibly hold someone's soul in their arms, but only death could. Also, the narrator says that he is there whenever someone dies. No one will be at the exact location of every death, so this shows the narrator is not human.
Part1:Question1: The narrator in “the Book Thief” is Death. At first it wasn’t clear, but the information given shows you this. Early on in the book, Liesle’s brother dies, Death talks about how it hates to have little Werner’s soul in its arms. Liesel could tell her brother had died and Death had taken it. Another supporting detail to Death being the narrator is, it was describing Mr. Hubermann, it says, “he had cheated me in the war before.” This shows that in the earlier war Mr.Hubermann had come very close to dieing but received a miracle and lived, in other words “cheating death.”
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The color of Leisel's eyes were brown, so they were considered dangerous, on the other hand, Rudy's eyes were blue which were considered safe because Hitler only wanted German's/Nazi's to work for him, so he knew that German's had blue eyes and blonde hair, so he considered them safe. Yet Leisel had brown eyes, showing that she was not fully German or Nazi, so she would be dangerous because Hitler could kill her.
Knights4006: I fully agree with you, and nice job with supporting your details! I like how you would prove your point of why you think the narrator is death by supporting your answer with things you already know!
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 2: Under the heading “A Small Theory”, the narrator says “A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors.” He also talks about how he deliberately seeks out the colors of the day to keep his mind off the human survivors, which he can’t stand. Most people only notice the colors in the sky during the early morning and at night, but he looks deeper than that. The “colors” in this case are representing human emotions. There are waxy yellows (happiness), cloud-spat blues (calm and peaceful) and murky darknesses (depression/sadness).
ReplyDeletePart1:Question2: Under the heading “A Small Theory” when death says, “A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors”, death is talking about how in just one mere hour thousands of people die around the world. Every time a person dies death assumingly has to go and take there soul and the color of a soul varies. There are thousands of colors, and death can see these colors. A person’s color depends on how the lived, how they died, how they viewed life, and how they felt when they died. All these variables come into play to form the color of their soul. Each person has a different one, so when death says that it sees thousands of colors an hour it’s referring to all the different people that die and they all have different souls and had different lives. Some examples could be perhaps somebody had a pink soul, that person probably was a kind happy-go-lucky person. They probably had a much fulfilled life and loved it to be honest. Another example is if somebody had a gray soul, they were probably not very fond of life and a negative person who didn’t appreciate the gift of life. They were probably a sad and not all that exciting individual.
ReplyDeleteKnights7102:I agree with you and thought you gave a very good awnser.I liked how you related the colors back to emotions and feelings, good connection.I thought it was a very effective way to awnser the question.
ReplyDeletePart 1 Question 4: When Mr. Steiner finds his son, Rudy, covered in charcoal and pretending to be his hero, Jesse Owens, he isn’t happy; to say the least. This reaction isn’t a normal one for Rudy’s father. In the text it says that Mr. Steiner is “a remarkably polite man under normal circumstances.” Since this isn’t exactly normal behavior for his children, he is furious. I think Mr. Steiner reacted so strongly to Rudy because he was trying to protect him. He knows that if any Nazi soldiers saw him painted all in black, he would get taken away and would probably be killed. All he wants is for his son to be safe, and since Rudy fits the Aryan appearance, his dad is thankful for it.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. I also believe that the narrator is death. Great examples!! I never thought about how people said that the color of dark chocolate suited him, and that the dark color relates to sadness/death. Good job! :)
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ReplyDelete1) The narrator of this story is Death. On page four the narrator is introducing himself to the reader and says, “It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” This explains how this is Death introducing himself to you. Also, after an airplane crash on page 10, the narrator describes the broken ground and the broken airplane at the crash scene. Next a boy and the book thief approached the airplane and the boy pulled out a Teddy bear from his toolbox and placed it on the pilot’s chest. The pilot was alive when the boy found him. Sometimes Death says he arrives too early and the person is not ready. But after the boy placed the Teddy bear on the pilot’s chest Death knew the time was right and says “I walked in, loosened his soul, and carried it gently away.”
3) A girl is mentioned on page 12 as Death sees her and describes the sky as a messy soup of red, black crumbs and pepper streaks. The town she lives in is being bombed where she is described as sitting on a pile of rubble holding a book with bodies lying around her. Death explains that the girl would like to go back to her basement to read and write but the basement was no longer there because of the bombing. She then stands and drops the book and howls and loses her book. I think that this girl will survive through the story because Death says that over the years that he would meet up with this girl many times and that he is amazed at how she survives.
Part1:Question1: The narrator in “the Book Thief” is Death. At first it wasn’t clear, but the information given shows you this. for example the narrator says at one point, “It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms.” it can be inferred that no human would say this because people can't hold souls.Also, the narrator says that he is there whenever someone dies. so if you think about it it is obvious that the narrator of the book is death its self.
ReplyDeleteKnights5654- I agree with you completely, I believe the narrator is death. I especially agree with the dark chocolate thing. Also the increased workload. The only thing I don’t agree with is that you said death is killing them. I believe that Death is just taking the soul away. The person is already dead and Death is just taking the soul away.
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The narrator of the story is death. This is proven when he says that he takes souls. This is shown in the text where it says, “Sometimes I arrive too early. I rush, and some people cling longer to life than expected.” It is also shown in the text where it says, “It was exactly when I knelt down and extracted his soul, holding it limply in my swollen arms.” Another way that you know that the narrator is death is because he is almost omniscient, he’s always there but not one person ever really ever notices. He can’t see what people are thinking, and he always refers to us as just humans, he doesn’t know that much about us and says things like, “to prove to me that you, and your human existence, are worth it.”
The color of Leisel's eyes were brown, so they were considered a threat, but the lucky Rudy. His eyes were blue which were acceptable because Hitler only wanted Germans and those of the Nazi party to work for him. So he knew that German's had blue eyes and blonde hair, so he considered them safe. But Leisel had brown eyes, showing that she was not fully German or of the Nazi party, so she would be in danger because Hitler could kill her. But what is complete and utterly unacceptable is the fact that one is born with those color eyes. But what can you expect from a guy who was forced to wear girl clothing as a child? But whatever Hitler is still one crazy nutcase.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you because I highly doubt that a normal human being could extract a human soul. Most people don't even believe that they even have a soul! Good job answering that question.
Something for you people to know… I love to write :D
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Markus Zusak
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Q 1: Who is the narrator?
A 1: The narrator of this story is death. Or the angel of lost souls… or god… or whatever else you want to call it. In the story it shows the narrator taking Leisel’s brother’s soul. “It was exactly when I knelt down and extracted his soul, holding it limply in my swollen arms.” Death is the keeper of souls, or the one who shows judgment to them. So Leisel saw him/her come and take her brother’s soul to purgatory (the place of judgment for souls). Then when her brother was buried Death was there too, “The cemetery welcomed me like a friend, and soon, I was with them.”
Q 5: Why is the color of Leisel’s eyes dangerous?
A 5: In Nazi Germany the “correct look” was blue eyes and blond hair. It was called the “Arian Way” and was supposed to be Hitler’s perfect person. Leisel’s neighbor, Rudy, has blue eyes and they are very “safe”. Anyway Leisel has brown eyes… “but she had dangerous eyes. Dark brown. You didn’t really want brown eyes in Germany around that time.” and that’s not a good thing in Nazi Germany. If you don’t have Hitler’s perfect look then you are ridiculed and may be in for persecution. No, blue eyes are not a good thing but blond hair is very good and Leisel has blond hair.
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Leisel is described as having dangerous eyes because she has dark brown eyes. Hitler thought the “perfect person” was someone with blonde hair and blue eyes, or an Aryan. Rudy on the other hand was described as having, “big, safe blue eyes”. Since he had blue eyes and blonde hair, he was a perfect Aryan. Luckily for Leisel she wasn’t completely out of luck because she at least had blonde hair, but without the eyes she wouldn’t be a part of Hitler’s perfect race. In Hitler’s eyes, she wouldn’t add up to much, which is upsetting for her because in the beginning, before she knew that her brother was dead, she was dreaming about Hitler crouching down and smiling at her.
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The argument that takes place between Hans and Hans Jr. is basically that Hans Jr. is a very devoted Nazi and believes he is helping to make his country great. Hans on the other hand will not join the Nazi party, which is what starts the argument in the first place, and says, “I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but not joining the Nazi Party isn’t one of them.” This makes Hans Junior furious and he accuses Hans of never caring for his own country in the first place. He also says, “You’re either for the Furhrer or against him-and I can see that you’re against him.” He continues with his rant by calling his own father “pathetic” and “a coward”, when he eventually storms out of the house. The reason for Hans Juniors extreme anger was that his father isn’t for the Nazi Party, which he has pretty much devoted himself to, and he thinks that it’s pathetic how his father just sits there and does nothing while his own country is out making itself great. I think Hans Junior felt so strongly about his beliefs because in the text it says, “As a teenager, he was aware that his father had been called ‘Der Juden Maler’-the Jew painter, for painting Jewish houses.” I think this contributed to his strong beliefs because he might have felt ashamed to be the Jew painters son, so in order to regain his pride he decided to join the Nazi Party, also maybe hoping to shed some light about the Nazi Party to his father, so that he would join also. While Hans Junior was in the party I think he really felt strongly towards their goal and believed that their country would be great.
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I think that Hans slaps Leisel to show her that in a public place, if you feel anything but admiration towards Hitler, you need to keep it to yourself, for there are much worse consequences for her than just a slap in the face. It was bad enough for a person of Hitler’s “perfect race” to say something like that, but she wasn’t a complete Aryan, she had the dangerous dark brown eyes. If the soldiers had overheard her say that she hated Hitler, she might have been taken away from her foster family and sent to a camp (death/concentration), or she might have just been beaten right there, they might have even taken Hans for letting her even think some thing like that. It would most likely have been something cruel, showing no mercy even though she was just a child.
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Under the heading “A Small Theory”, the narrator mentions how “A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors.” I think that these colors represent feelings and the narrator is saying that one person can go through several different feelings in a single hour like the “Waxy yellows, cloud-splat blues. Murky darknesses.” The narrator “makes a point to notice them”. He looks for these colors in different people and notices the change in attitudes of people in every hour of the day, consisting of thousands of “colors”. I think the narrator looks for the emotions in people more than normal.
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I think the narrator in the story is the spirit “death”. There are several examples in the text that prove this like when the narrator said, “This time, I had come for a man of perhaps twenty-four years of age. It was beautiful in some ways. The plane was still coughing. Smoke was leaking from both its lungs.” You can infer that a man was on a crashing plane and was obviously going to die. “Death” was coming upon him to take his soul, because it was time for him to die. Another example is on page 9, under the heading “Some Other Small Facts”, it says, “Sometimes I arrive too early, I rush, and some people cling longer to life than expected.” This implies that the narrator goes to people when it’s “their time” and takes their life, but sometimes they cling to it, longer than expected so they get more time to live before their soul is taken with “death”.
knights6204:
ReplyDeleteYou used a really good point about the narrator being omniscient. This was a very detailed answer. Good job.
Part 2 Question 1
ReplyDeleteThe argument that takes place between Hans and Hans Jr. is that hans jr is a nazi and hans jr dose not wanna be a part of the nazis. for example it states in the text by hans jr,“I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but not joining the Nazi Party isn’t one of them.” this statement starts the fight betwen the two hans jr acuses his father of not caring about there country or there leader. i beleav that this fight brings the two apart in ther relationship as father and son by alot because hans jr storms out of the house. also it seys that hans jr calls his father a "cowerd" and "pathetic".
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ReplyDeleteI think that one of the Nazi's or maybe even Hitler saw her steal the book. It must've been someone who looks up to Hitler because other wise they wouldnt really care, they would just think she is really stupid for stealing it. But if it was someone who was a Nazi or Hitler I predict they will take her away to a concentration camp or a death camp and she will have to live there for a while. I also think her family will be sent away too because they are her guardians. But hopefully she will be able to get through it as well as her foster family too!
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ReplyDeleteThe argument between Hans and Hans Jr. was that...Hans wants to join the Nazi party and be devoted to his country. On the other hand Hans Jr. wants nothing to do with the Nazi's and Hitler, he believes that what his country is doing is completely wrong and he doesn't want anything to do with his country and the Nazis. They argue and Hans Jr. calls Hans "pathetic" for his thoughts towards the Nazi group and Hitler. Meanwhile Hans has do idea why his son is getting mad at him, he thinks he is doing the right thing being devoted and fighting for his country. But Hans Jr. is ashamed that he has a father that is supporting the Nazi plan.
I agree with knights 6204. I think you were exactly right about why Hans slapped Leisel. I think he did it just to get it in her mind that talking about Hitler badly in public was definatly not a smart thing to do! You had a very good answer!
ReplyDeletePart 2 Question 3: I think Hans slaps Leisel because he’s trying to protect her from the Nazi soldiers. If they had overheard her saying that she hates the Fuhrer, she would’ve most likely been taken to a death camp or even killed on the spot. Hans is a very caring man, and loves Leisel with all his heart. Therefore, if it means she gets to live and be safe, he’ll go as far as slapping her to get her to understand what not to say in public. Also, in the story it states, “You can say that in our house…But you never say it on the street, at school, at the BDM, never!” You can infer that Hans also hates the Fuhrer, because he allows Leisel to say it in their house.
ReplyDeletePart 2 Question 5: I think the mayor’s wife saw Leisel steal the book. In the story it states, “The shadow’s hands were in its coat pockets. It had fluffy hair. If it had a face, the expression on it would have been one of injury.” This shows that it’s most likely Frau Hermann because earlier in the book it stated, “And Frau Hermann, the mayor’s wife, standing fluffy-haired and shivery in her enormous, cold-aired doorway. Always silent. Always alone. Since the description of her is fluffy hair, silent, and a painful expression, it matches the appearance of the shadowed person spying on Leisel. I think that Leisel won’t get in any trouble, as long as it’s a secret between her, Frau Hermann, and her Papa.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. Mr. Steiner cared too much about Rudy to let him get away with doing something stupid for that time period, like painting himself black. I liked how you mentioned that Rudy's dad just wants Rudy to be thankful for the way he looks, and how he's "safe" that way.
Another interesting fact…. I write poems…. Rather odd.
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Q 3: Why did Hans slap Leisel? What was he protecting her from? What would have happened if the soldiers had overheard?
A 3: Hans wanted Leisel to know that that was unacceptable. If you said “I hate the Führer” and someone overheard, you were going to have trouble. They would tell someone else and that someone would tell, and soon someone with the power to do something about it would get to you. He was protecting her from the Nazi. If they knew what she said she would most likely be killed. If the soldiers who were right there had over heard, she probably would have been dragged through the streets as an enemy to the Nazi people. Her family would have gotten into trouble as well.
Q 5: Who do you think saw Leisel steal the book and what do you think will happen to her?
A 5: I think Rudy saw her steal the book. He’s always standing around her and is her best friend so it makes sense. If Rudy did see her then he will probably keep it a secret. But for a price: He’s always trying to get her to kiss him so she’ll probably owe him that much. Like if he was to carry the wash for her, “he would expect a kiss for his services, and that was not an option.” Of course she doesn’t want a kiss from him… she’s only eleven after all. But if Rudy does tell then Leisel will probably be in a lot of trouble.
knights4100:
ReplyDeletegood examples and lots of details! I totally agree with you that the narrator is Death.
Part 2 Question 1: Hans junior calls his father a coward because he does not support the fascist Reich. His anger towards his father and his strong beliefs were probably a result of Hitler’s skilled oratory. Hans Jr. probably was so convinced in his beliefs that he tried to force them onto others, even his father. Likewise, many of the German people were also tricked into Hitler’s control.
ReplyDeleteknights6204- great job
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The narrator in this story is “Death”. I believe this because in the story it says,” The time was right… I walked in, loosened his soul, and carried it away.” This states that death took the pilots soul from him. Also when death stepped through the cluttered aisle of the train and then put his hand on Werner’s mouth,Werner had died. Another example is,” Sometimes I arrive too early. I rush, and some people cling longer to life than expected,” Death is talking about Liesel, because he is following her around the whole story but she is not dying (and some people cling longer to life than expected). Death seems to be everywhere when someone dies in this story.
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There was an argument between Hans Jr. and Hans. This is about Hans Jr. He is a Nazi, and thinks that he is helping Hitler make the country better, or Great. Hans won't join the Nazi party because he believes he has made many mistakes in his life, and joining the Nazi party is not going to be one of them. That made Hans Jr. really mad. He says that Hans never even cared about his own country. Hans Jr was so mad that he called his own father "pathetic" and that he was also a coward. This country is being made great by the Nazi's, but what makes Hans Jr even more mad is he is out helping his country while his father is sitting, chilled back, and not helping at all. The reason why Hans Jr is even joining the Nazi party is to regain his loyalty because he does not want to be known as, "The Jewish-Painter's Son".
Part Two: Question 2: At the book burning for Hitler’s birthday, Leisel discovers that her real mother had disappeared because the Fuhrer (Hitler) took her. In the book, Leisel asks Papa if Hitler had taken her mother away and Papa sadly said yes. Leisel’s reaction to this was yelling, “I hate the Fuhrer!” After she yelled this, Papa yelled at her never to say that again, and then he slapped her, and she was shocked. Papa never was really that harsh. But she had yelled it in front of Germans that were all for Hitler so yelling she hated her leader wasn’t the best idea.
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ReplyDeleteQuestion two:under the heading “A Small Theory” when the narrator says,” A single hour can consist of different colors”. These different colors refer to different moods of the characters and the different feelings that you feel every day. Red could anger and blue could be sadness. These are the emotions of the characters and how they are feeling as well. The waxy yellow color could be happiness and the cloud-splat blues is the sadness. In the story at one point a character could be happy and then suddenly stricken with sadness. Also the murky darkness represents despair.
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ReplyDeleteyou used really good examples for your answers. good job.
Part Two: Question 3: Hans slapped Leisel because she had disrespected their leader, Hitler, in front of a whole crowd of Nazis and other people that were Hitler lovers. She had yelled she had hated Hitler for taking her mother and Papa wanted to make it clear to never say that in public again. Papa was protecting Leisel from the Nazis, who could have taken her away for disliking Hitler. Also, he was protected her from Hitler because she might have been turned in to him. If the soldiers had overheard her they might have killed her because everyone in Germany was supposed to like their leader or there would have probably been serious consequences.
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I think Hans slaps Leisel because she shouted that she hates the fuhrer in a public place. I think Hans was protecting her from being taken away and killed. If the soldiers overheard her say that they would have been really angry since the fuhrer was their leader, and they would have probably taken her to a concentration camp or a death camp. If anyone heard her there would have been a greater punishment than just getting slapped in the face. If Hans didn’t slap her other people who might’ve heard might think that Hans believes the same way because he didn’t do anything about it.
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Hans jr. is a devoted Nazi and believes that he is making his country great, but Hans isn’t and he doesn’t want to join the Nazi party. Hans says,” I've made many mistakes in my life, but not joining the Nazi party is not one of them.” This makes Hans jr. really angry and he believes that Hans doesn’t even care for his country in the first place, Hans jr. also says,” you’re either for the fuhrer or against him- and I can see that you’re against him”. Hans jr. then continues to call his father a coward and pathetic.
knights6204:
ReplyDeletegood job on youre answer for part 2 question 1. nice job
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ReplyDeleteThe arguement between Hans and is son was about Hans not being part of the Natzi party. Hans' son gets mad because he believes that every German should be part of the Natzi party. For example in the text it says, "The young man was a Natzi; his father was not." When ever Hans' son and him vist they always get in arguments about the Natzi's party, but this time was diffrent his son stromed off and no one knows where he went. Hans always trys to keep the conversation from getting into arguments about being a Natzi's party but unfourtcently his son has too strong of opion for him.
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ReplyDeleteDuring the book burning Leisel asks Hans if her mother was taken away from Hitler and he anwsers that he thinks so. Liesel reacts by saying that she hates Hitler. Her Foster father leans over and slaps her in the face and says 'Don't ever say that!' If the soilders had heard liesel Im sure that they would have taken her away to a concentration camp. Or go to further measures to kill her. I believe that Hans did that right thing so that Liesel wont go around saying it over and over and get in a lot of trouble with Hitler's people.
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ReplyDeleteThe fight between Hans and Hans jr. is about Hans not believing in the Nazi party and that makes Hans jr. very mad because he has devoted nearly his whole life to that party and when his dad tells him “I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but not joining the Nazi Party isn’t one of them.”, he doesn’t think that his father really cares about him because he doesn’t support him being a Nazi. In the argument Hans jr. says “You’re either for the Furhrer or against him-and I can see that you’re against him.” to his dad and the argument and Hans jr. calls his father “a coward”, and “pathetic” and then Hans jr. storms out of the house mad at his father. He wanted to try to get his dad to feel more strongly about the Nazi party when he joined it but his father’s thoughts didn’t change at all and I think that that wads part of the reason that he had so much anger at his father.
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ReplyDeleteIn part 2 Hans slaps Leisal and it think that it was to show her that in a public place such as the book burning you cant say your thoughts like those about Hitler out loud, because if one of the soldiers were to hear you they might take you and have you put into a concentration or death camp. They may have even taken away Hans for letting her say such thing in public about a leader like Hitler, they may have even done something as much as beaten Hans, Leisal or the both of them right there. I think that if the soldiers that were there would have heard it Leisal may have had a much greater punishment other than just getting slapped.
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ReplyDeleteI agree completely with your thoughts about the narrator and your explanation was very detailed and well written. Good job.
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ReplyDeleteLeisel discovers during the book burning that “the word communist + a large bonfire + a collection of dead letters + the suffering of her mother + the death of her brother = the Fuhrer.” She asks her foster father, “Is my mother was a communist? They were always asking her things, before I came here.” He lies and says, “I have no idea- I never met her.” So she asks, “Did the Fuhrer take her away?” he replies, “I think he might have, yes.” I believe the way that Leisel’s reaction to all of this was very calm, she only said, “I hate the Fuhrer, I hate him.”
part 2: question 3 – I think that Hans slaps Leisel to make her understand that if you show any kind of emotion besides admiration towards Hitler, there will be a much higher price to pay then a simple slap in the face. If the soldiers had overheard her saying something like that, she could very well have been taken from her foster family or even worse, taken to some sort of camp (either concentration or death). Although she was the one who said it, if anybody had overheard they could’ve also taken Hans himself away to a camp for letting his foster child whom he is responsible for say, or even think, something like that.
ReplyDeletepart 2: question 5 – I think that a very devoted Fuhrer-follower saw Leisel steal the book. Even if it wasn’t simply a Nazi soldier, just somebody who is very devoted to their faith in Hitler. If this is true, then she Leisel could be reported and taken away for taking a book that was written/about a Jew (which are frowned upon in that society). I predict that Leisel will get herself into a lot of trouble in chapters to come of this book. If she continues to steal these books, even if she becomes stealthier about it, I bet she will get caught soon enough.
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ReplyDeletei really like the way you worded your answer. good work. keep it up!
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ReplyDeleteI believe that Hans slaps Leisel to protect her from the Nazi’s that could have overheard what she said because she said, “I hate the Fuhrer, I hate him.” And when she said this they weren’t in the protecting of their house, which is the only time she can express how she really feels about the Fuhrer. I believe that Hans was protecting Leisel from the Nazi’s because if any of them any of them had heard what she said it would not be a good thing, and that putting it lightly. I believe that if any of the Nazi soldiers had overheard anything of what she had said she could have been taken away and or killed, and anything could have happened to him for letting her daughter say such a thing.
Knights6204 for part 2 question 3
ReplyDeleteYou said what I said. But the way you said it was so much better I completely forgot about Hitler’s “perfect race” and I forgot to mention the death and concentration camps. You did really well.
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I think Hans smacks Liesel because she said something against Hitler and she could get in trouble. If you thought something that you had to keep it to yourself. He was protecting her from getting taken away because if the soldiers heard her she would probably get put into a concentration camp. Hans was only protecting her from getting hurt.
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ReplyDeleteQuestion 1. ) Hans and his son, Hans jr. argue about Nazis/germany. Their opinions differ greatly. Hans opinions are not yet revealed in the book, but the reader feels that Hans is against the Nazi party due to something that occurred in the past. Hans jr. on the other hand believes differently. He is a Nazi and supports their causes. He called his father a coward because Hans jr. thinks Hans is afraid to join the nazi party and to protect his country. But really I think it has something to do with Hans' past.
Question 3. ) Hans slaps Liesel because she said she hated the fuhrer. Hans knew the consequences of saying such words. If a solider was to hear her, she would probably be arrested and taken to a camp. He slapped her to protect her from the nazis which would have done awful things to her if they had heard her. You can also tell that hans also hates the furer but he needs to hide his opinions from the public. And he is teaching this to Liesel. Question
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My opinion on why I think Hans slaps Leisel is helpful because if the guards overheard that she said she hated Hitler, they could have taken her away to a camp, or done horrible things to her. A slap is nothing compared to being beaten, tortured, or sent off to a death or concentration camp. So this just shows that she is very lucky that she wasn't heard. Not only could all these horrible things be done to her, but also Hans, for being accused to raise her in this sort of manner. Guards could have taken Hans along with Leisel. These brutal consequences are made because if you are at all part of Hitler's party/perfect race, no one would ever think about saying such a thing of that around anybody.
knights6204: I totally agree with your answer. I love that you include about Hans' job to prove a point.
ReplyDeleteI think that Hans slaps Leisel to show her that in public because if you don’t like Hitler and there Germans around just keep to your self. If any one even a little girl like Leisel the Nazis would most likely take her away from her foster family and sent to a camp. She might have just been killed right there, they might have even taken her whole family for letting her even think some thing like that. The worst part is she would have been considered one of the superior Germans. That’s why I think that Hans slapped her.
ReplyDeleteknights9192 nice details and suport to make your point
ReplyDeletePart 2: Question 3: I think that Hans Slaps Leisel because in that time period and country you were not allowed to be against the government or you were considered a communist and were arrested. Some of the communists at that time were even sent to concentration camps or death camps along with the Jews. If a soldier had overheard Leisel she would have probably been arrested. Also it was possible that her entire family along with her father would have been too. In the book Hans says,”…But you never say that on the street, at school, at the BDM, never!” Hans didn’t want anyone else to hear her say that she didn’t like Hitler because he was afraid of what would happen.
ReplyDeleteknights6204: good job explaining the argument!
ReplyDeletePart 2: Question 4: I think that Leisel stole the book because all of the other books and items were burned for no reason to her. She saw the survivor books and wanted one of them so she could learn to read and write. She didn’t want to be called stupid anymore and wanted to move up in her education. Also she liked reading and learning new words with her father. Leisel didn’t know very much about the war and Hitler in part 1 but now she is starting to catch on to the horrible things that are happening because of this man. For example she learned that her real parents were communists and Hitler took them away. In part one she did not know this. She is learning more and more about what is happening around her.
ReplyDeletepart two number two- befor the book burning in part two leisle dosen't know the truth about her mother. durning the book burning leisel dscovers that her mother is a cominist.{this is a bad thing because comunists where taken to consentration camps by the nazis.} lesils reaction to this is that she seys she hates the furiur in her action of doing this papa slaps her because he loves her so much and dosn't want anyone to over hear her saying that becuse she could get killed for saying"i hate the furer".
ReplyDeletePart Two- Question 3: I believe that Hans slaps Leisel to protect her and show her that she can never say something about Hitler in public. I think he slaps her because he was scared as to what could have happened to her if someone had heard it. If the soldiers overheard her they probably would have taken her and put her in a concentration camp. I believe that Hans did not hit her out of hate but clearly out of love, protection, and he was shocked that she said something like that in public. After losing his son it would be hard to lose his daughter.
ReplyDeleteknights9192- i like the part about the angel of lost souls… this really describes what the narrotor is like in the story. Nice Job! :)
ReplyDeleteknights6204: Good job! Your answer and explanation was very detailed and descriptive and I completely agree with it!
ReplyDeletePart 2 Question 2: During the book burning Leisel discovers that her mother had been taken away by the Nazis. When Leisel finds this out she is angry. “‘I knew it.’ The words were thrown at the steps and Leisel could feel the slush of anger, stirring hotly in her stomach. ‘I hate the fuhrer,’ she said. ‘I hate him.’“ Leisel already knew what had happened to her mother but she was in so much denial that she made herself think it wasn’t true. She made herself believe that she would come home from school one day and she would peer inside the mailbox to see an envelope with her mothers name on the return address. Hearing her papa say it out loud made her angry because she knew it was true and she couldn’t deny it anymore.
ReplyDeletePart Two- Question 5: I believe that Hans junior saw Leisel take the book. I also believe that Hans junior stayed close after the fight he had with his father. I think he went to the fire to celebrate Hitler’s birthday and in doing so he saw his father and Leisel. I think he saw Leisel wonder away and steal the book and to get revenge on his father is going to report her because he knows how much Hans likes Leisel and how close they are. I also believe he might have seen her say she hated Hitler and will use this to make his father feel horrible. If it was Hans junior who saw her steal the book and he wants revenge I think she might be sent away from her foster family.
ReplyDeletePart 2 Question 3: I believe that Hans slaps Leisel because he didn’t want anything bad to happen to her. He was trying to protect her from getting in big trouble for saying something bad about Hitler in public. If the soldiers had heard her she could have met the same fate as her mother, she could have been taken away to a death camp or a concentration camp. They wouldn’t have taken pity on her even if she was a child. Leisel had flat out insulted Hitler in public and to spite that, she wasn’t Aryan. She had the blonde hair but she had dangerous, brown eyes.
ReplyDeleteI think that Hans slapped Liesel because she is not part of the "perfect race that Hitler has immanged first of all, she has "dangerous" dark eyes instead of blue eyes as Hitler expects. Second of all, being slapped was the least of her worries.If she was overheard talking negatively of Hitler she could be severely punished. She and her family could be sent to a death or concentration camp and then would eventually be killed or die.The soldiers could have committed a verious number of merceless punishments to Liesel for her comment.So being slapped was for her own good and pertection.
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The argument between Hans and Hans Jr. was about the Nazi Party. Hans Jr. is currently a member and pretty much dedicates himself to it. He does not understand why his father will not join with him. To him, this is something very important to participate in for the sake of his country. But, of course, he doesn’t feel like his father has ever cared for the country. Hitler is Hans Jr’s leader, he worships him. For his father to be against Hitler is a big insult. This is why he was so angry. Plus, I think that if his father joined it would make it feel better about when he was a Jew Painter. Kind of like his own little apology. For Hans Jr. that was really embarrassing.
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I think that Wolfgang Edel saw Liesel steal the book. I say this because, in the book her father said goodbye to him before they left. For example, it states, “In the previous moments of stupendous danger, Papa had said goodbye to Wolfgang Edel and was ready to accompany Liesel home.” I do know that the father did not see her steal the book. I say this because in the text it states, “What’s wrong? Papa asked.” This clearly shows the reader that the father had no clue what was going on. He at least did not know that his daughter, standing next to him, had a book under her jacket.
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Hans slaps Leisel to make sure if she has something bad to say about Hitler, she should keep it to herself. She was protecting her from what Hitler would have done if he would have found out what she said. The fact that she wasn’t “the perfect race” because of her eye color already made her at risk. His consequences would have been harsh just for saying that one thing. If the soldiers were to hear her she could have been taken to a concentration or death camp. If that were to happened she would have never seen her foster family again.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Leisel will get put in jail or have stand trial. She will most definetly have to give it back. But since she is a girl, her punishment won't be as harsh.
knights6204:
ReplyDeleteYour paragraph for question one is amazing! i completely agree with you. I can tell you worked really hard on it. You had a lot of quotes too which made it even better. Good for you!
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I believe that Liesel stole books from the book burning because she was really passionate about books. Since she couldn’t read very many of them, she read as often as she could. I also think that she stole the books because she was being ignored. For example, it states, “She sank. The thrill of being ignored.” Her heart just couldn’t keep up with what she was seeing. Leisel’s views have definitely changed from the beginning of part one until now. I say this because, since she had to switch families, she was not very strong. But she grew with her new parents and is now a very strong girl. Liesel tried to stop books from being burned, but her voice was not heard.
6204- I agree with your reasoning. You supported your thought very well using details. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThe argument that takes place between Hans and Hans Jr. is basically that Hans Jr. is a very devoted Nazi and believes he is helping to make his country better. Hans on the other hand will not join the Nazi party, which is what starts the argument in the first place, and says, “I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but not joining the Nazi Party isn’t one of them.” This makes Hans Junior furious and he accuses Hans of never caring for his own country in the first place. He continues with his rant by calling his own father “pathetic” and “a coward”, when he eventually storms out of the house. The reason for Hans Juniors extreme anger was that his father isn’t for the Nazi Party, which he has pretty much devoted himself to, and he thinks that it’s pathetic how his father just sits there and does nothing while his own country is out making itself great. I think Hans Junior felt so strongly about his beliefs because in the text it says. I think this contributed to his strong beliefs because he might have felt ashamed to be the Jew painters son, so in order to regain his pride he decided to join the Nazi Party, also maybe hoping to shed some light about the Nazi Party to his father, so that he would join also.
ReplyDeletePart 2:Question1: The arguement that occured between Hans and Hans jr started by them talking about Hitler.Hans jr is very faithful towards Hitler and Hans refuses to join the Nazi party. This enrages Hans jr and he becomes furious, following his enregament at his father is a series of insults such as "your a coward." Hans jr feels that Hitler should be followed and listened to but his father Hans disagrees with this. I believe Hans jr feels devoted to Hitler and feels that he must "fulfillment" that he "must" carry out, in order to be faithful.I believe that he is mad because his dad Hans was known as "the Jew painter." I think Hans is humilliated by being known as the son of the jew painter.I think he just wanted to feel accomplished, so he wanted to "help" Hitler to fulfill his dream of "the perfect race."
ReplyDeleteKnights 6204: I thought you used very good detail and and greatly explained the arguement!I thought you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteI believe that Liesel steals the book because it was a very important thing to her. It's as if she would spare her life for the book but I wouldn't do that because that's just really stupid. But then again if there weren't any books then we wouldn't learn about the Holocaust because of the many book burnings Hitler held. Liesel changes a lot because as I said, it's as if she would spare everything for a single book. The reason for doing this though, to me is very unreasonable. I highly doubt that anyone would care about a book these days. To me Liesel is like a hero.
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ReplyDeleteYou had a great answer for that question! I also agree that Hitler wanted a "perfect race".
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ReplyDeleteAt the book buring, Leisel discovers that her mother was a communist. Hitler didn’t like communists, so he most likely took Leisel’s mother away. She might not even be alive anymore. I think Leisel was shocked by the information at first. She didn’t want to believe that she might not be able to see or hear from her mother ever again. When Hans first found her sitting on the steps, she was acting kind of distant and sad because she had finally figured out why her mother wasn’t replying to any of her letters. She asks Hans a few questions to confirm that her mom was a communist. After that, the news kind of sinks in, and Leisel gets angry all of the sudden and says she hates Hitler. I think Leisel’s reaction was dangerous (saying you hate Hitler in public wasn’t a good idea in Germany at that time), but it made sense. Anyone would be angry if they found out something like that had happened to their mom/dad.
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ReplyDeleteI believe Hans slaps leisel in the face because he wants to bring the point through to her that if she says any thing bad about Hitler, then she could be severely punished, Especially because leisel doesnt have blue eyes, so she doesnt fit the aryan race perfectly. This means that she could be taken away because she wasnt blonde haired and blue eyed. Also since Hans was with her, they could have either both been beaten or leisel could have been taken away from her foster family.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Hans slapped Leisel because he was afraid a Nazi would hear her and try to hurt her. I don’t think he wanted to hit her, but when he heard her say that she hated Hitler, it scared him so much that he didn’t know what else to do and he acted on his first instinct. He was trying to protect her from getting hurt or possibly killed. Hitler and his followers punished the people who were against him, and Hans didn’t want to see Leisel injured or dead. If the soldiers had overheard her, they probably would’ve beaten her right there in the street. Hans was just trying to protect her.
knights6204:
ReplyDeleteI agree with your answer, especially the part about how they would've shown no mercy even though she's just a child. Good job(:
Part 2: Question 3: I think Hans slapped Leisel, because she said that she hated Hitler, in public. Although Hans feels the same way about Hitler you should never, ever say that in public. You shouldn’t say that in public because if a soldier overheard major consequences could have been taken. Hans was protecting Leisel from getting in a lot of trouble by people, especially soldiers that may have heard she was German and was basicly stading up for jews that Hitler was against. Hans said that Leisel was never to say anything about hitler outside of the security of their home, unless it was “hail Hitler”.
ReplyDeletePart 2: Question 5: I think one of the men who were cleaning up the burnt books and trash may have seen her. I think this, because one of the men saw that some of the books where Leisel was getting The Sholder Shrug were not burnt, so obviously he was looking over there, but something had to cetch his attention. I think Leisel was the ‘something’ that caught his attention to look over there in the first place. In part 3 I think Leisel will get punished in some way by a soldier or her foster mom. If the soldier didn’t see her I think if she tries to read it with Hans he will ask where she got it and if rosa finds out too she will beat her and curse at her.
ReplyDelete2). Leisel finds out that her mother was a communist. On page 115 she asks her foster father if her mother was a communist. Death explains that Hans lies about when he says he didn’t know because he never knew her. Leisel also finds out that her mother was probably taken away by Hitler because she was a communist. Leisel gets very upset about this and began yelling that she hated Hitler.
ReplyDelete3). After yelling that she hated Hitler Death explains that Hans instead of “bending down and embracing his foster daughter as he wanted to’ ‘Did he tell her that he was sorry for what happened to her, to her mother, for what had happened to her brother”; he slaps her in the face and in stern but quiet words says, “Don’t ever say that!”. He was protecting her from the shame and probable death of Leisel. If the soldiers had over herd her she would have been arrested and possibly executed.
knights6204 i agree completely with you. you hav exselant points and they are probably all true.
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I think that Hans slapped Liesel to stop her from ever talking poorly about Hitler out in the open where people can hear her. This is definitely a good lesson for Liesel because if anyone were to hear her, like a Nazi soldier, she could be taken away from her foster family and to a death or concentration camp because of her criticism towards Hitler. I think that Hans was just trying to protect Liesel from getting heard and teaching her that a slap in the face was nothing compared to what would happen to her if she ended up in a concentration camp.
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Hans and Hans Jr., his son, were arguing because Hans Jr. is a Nazi and he believes that this is the right thing for all people and he thinks he’s doing good for his country, but Hans knows in his heart that the Nazis are wrong for the country and he would never join the Nazi party. Hans Jr. though refuses to become any part in the Nazi government and says, “I’ve made many mistakes in my life, but not joining the Nazi party isn’t one of them.” This statement made Hans Jr. furious and he realized that his father was against him. Hans Jr. thinks it’s ridiculous how his father doesn’t try to help his country in any way because he believes joining the Nazis is helping the country become great.
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ReplyDeleteYou used really good quotes from the story to support your answer about the argument between Hans and Hans Jr. Good job.
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Q 3: Describe the Struggler. Where and why is he hiding? What do you think happened to his family? Why is the gift Mein Kampf ironic?
A 3: The Struggler is a Jewish man. He has been forced to leave his home and ran away to this safe-house, or just a dark room. He has no food or water and no light. He is starving and sleeps on a suitcase containing his very few belongings. He is hiding because he is Jewish. The Nazi’s decided to blame everything on Jews so he was and is ridiculed and would have been prosecuted if he had not hidden. His family was probably killed or sent to concentration camps. That or Death camps. “Mein Kampf. My struggle” Written by Hitler himself, it says all the ways of a Nazi. The Jewish were being attacked by the Nazi. It’s ironic how just holing that book will get you through anywhere. Even if you’re a Jew.
Q 4: The narrator talked about the “contradictory human being. So much good, so much evil. Just add water.” What does this statement mean?
A 4: Humans are contradictory beings. We can be amazing and marvelous. Just recently we have sent over tons of donations to the earthquake victims in Haiti. We have soup kitchens for the poor and homeless shelters. We just passed a law that will allow everyone to get health care. We fight in wars to protect the people we care for. But then again we can be terrible and merciless. Wars; at first we used wooden spears and rocks, and then we moved to swords and arrows. Upping the population and researching we discovered guns and cannons, moving into the modern age we found bombs and whole new ways to kill our own kind. We kill and slaughter over very small things. Like in the book, it’s Nazi Germany. They are persecuting the Jews because they wanted someone to blame over their terrible economy. So we really are incredibly contradictory. But really all we need is water; because we can live quite a while without food. But water is essential.
Part 1 Question 5: Hitler had a vision of a perfect blond haired and blue eyed society. Anyone who did not meet these requirements was thought of as a lesser citizen, and could even be “disposed of”. Rudy had the ideal Aryan eyes which made him safe from Hitler’s violence. On the other hand, Liesel had brown eyes which put her in danger of being targeted.
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ReplyDeleteQ1) The narrator of the story the angel of death. In the book he travels around and takes peoples souls when they die. He refers back to times, when the characters are talking about death, about who died, how they died, and what the sky looked like the day that they died. In the story he takes Lesel's brother's soul.
Q5) In this time period Hitler was particular about what people looked like. He thought the perfect person had blonde hair and blue eyes. It says Rudy has "big, safe blue eyes". He is safe because Hitler likes blue eyes. However Leisel's eyes are "dangerous". This probably means she has brown or grey ayes. It is dangerous because it is not what Hitler likes.
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ReplyDeleteQ2) Leisel realized that her mother was taken away by Hitler and the nazis. When she realizes it she is with Hans, she says she hates Hitler. She asked Hans if her mother was a communist. Then she asks Hans if her mother was taken away by Hitler. Both of the answers were yes.
Q3) Hans slapped Leisel because if someone heard her say she hated Hitler then Hans and her would probably be taken away. He slapped her so he would look like he was disciplining her and so she wouldn't say it in public again. Even though he hit her I still think Hans agreed with what Leisel said.
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ReplyDeleteGood job infering on what the author is trying to get across. You had a very well constructed answer.
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Yur answer was very similar to mine. Itsn't it ironic that to keep her from getting hurt he had to slap her? You had a really good well thought out answer.
Part 2 Question 1: Hans junior calls his father a coward because he does not support the fascist Reich. His anger towards his father and his strong beliefs were probably a result of Hitler’s skilled oratory. Hans Jr. probably was so convinced in his beliefs that he tried to force them onto others, even his father. Likewise, many of the German people were also tricked into Hitler’s control.
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Q 3: Describe Hans’ lecture about Max. Did he go too far? Was he right to be so harsh?
A 3: Hans told Leisel some of the consequences of some one finding out that they are hiding a Jew. “For starters… I will take each and every one of your books and I will burn them… Next… They’ll take you away from me… and we will never ever come back.” He knew that if anyone found out Leisel would get hurt too. That’s why he was so harsh. He had to get across that she could never ever tell anyone. It worked; she stayed quiet and started to learn about Max. They would be safe as long as no one found out.
Q 4: Compare and contrast Max’s dreams with Leisel’s. Why do they both keep having the same nightmares? What do you think it will take for the nightmares to go away?
A 4: Leisel dreams about her brother. “A train and my dead brother.” Max and Leisel “swapped” nightmares in the early morning. Leisel sees her dead brother on the train while Max sees himself walking away from his family. “… I see myself turning around, and waving goodbye.” Max escaped while he could. Getting away from the Nazi, but in the process he had to leave his family. They both have reoccurring nightmares because what they dream about was very traumatic for them. Leisel watched her brother die, and Max walked away from his family without looking back (this also makes him feel very guilty). I really don’t think the memories of those events will ever go away from them. But the nightmares might stop. It will take a lot of time.
Knights5102:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Hitler was a great speaker and Germany was in such a hard time that most the common people just wanted something to believe in. Hans Jr. was probably one of those people.
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Q 3: Describe Max’s pictures. What do they mean? Why do they scare Leisel?
A 3: One of the pictures is of a couple walking under a sun with the Nazi sign in it. They are walking on a pile of dead bodies. The woman is saying “Isn’t it a lovely day…” The bodies probably signify the Jewish people. Of course the symbol in the sun shows that the Nazi party is always watching. The other picture is of Hitler singing. There is a large crowd in front of him and a caption says, “Not the Führer- the conductor!” Conductors control the show. They hold the strings that make the puppets dance. Leisel is probably scared of the first because of the bodies and how Max looks at the Nazi party. The second picture showed how controlling Max thought that the Nazi party was. Leisel had been berated by her father for saying that she hated Hitler, so seeing these (and knowing that no one else could) probably frightened her.
Q 4: Why did Rudy quite the Hitler Youth? Why did his parents beg him to go back? What would have happened if Rudy hadn’t gone back?
A 4: Well he might have quite because of the laps, “He walked over to Rudy and ordered him back outside for some more laps of the field.” Or it could have been the cow manure, “It’s cow manure, I think.” Or it could have been Franz, “Rudy winced, his black eye throbbing in the process and his ribs flashing in pain.” But I’ll let you choose. His parents begged him to go back so they didn’t get fined. Also they probably would have gotten into trouble with the Nazis for not making there kid go back and trouble with the Nazis was not a good thing. Like stated previously Rudy’s family would have been fined and probably gotten into trouble with the authorities (who were Nazi.)
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Q 1: How does the narrator feel about war? How does he differ from human in his opinion?
A 1: While most humans think that Death’s best friend is war. The narrator feels as though War is his boss. Always looking over his/her shoulder saying, “Get it done, get it done.” With so many people dieing Death’s job is never done. “A few bombs usually do the trick. Or some gas chambers, or the chitchat of faraway guns.” Plus we just keep making it harder on him/her. While war ravages the world Death has to work over time. Then there are all the people left over, “They often come after me as I wonder through the streets of molested cities. They beg me to take them with me, not realizing I’m too busy as it is.” It’s sad what we do to our own kind.
Q 5: The narrator stares, “They were French, they were Jew, they were you.” Comment on this statement.
A 5: The narrator is Death, and has seen a lot of human actions. Obviously he/she knows that humans are obsessed, “On the other hand you’re a human- you should understand self-obsession.” He/she knows about war, and knows that differences inspire hate among humans. Really the major ‘separators’ between humans are heredity and religion. Heredity- how you look and talk. Religion- a way for the week to control the strong. “They were French,” heredity, “They were Jew,” religion, “They were you.” Human. Yes even through the differences we are all human. The way we massacre each other is unlike any other species on earth. Survival of the fittest- the way ALL other animals survive- is now no more. Whoever has the biggest weapons wins, and that’s all that matters. Winning, right?
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Q 3: Would you have done the same thing as Hans?
A 3: I’m almost certain that I wouldn’t. I don’t deal with pain well. The lashings that they gave him, “He was struck four times before he, too, hit the ground.” Would not bode well for me. Neither would the social persecution, “They called him a Jew lover.” I also can’t say that what he did was a smart thing. Maybe a nice and generous thing to do, but it was very stupid. I don’t usually do stupid things. But then again I have never seen suffering. Maybe I would have just lost my mind for a bit after seeing them. I’m rash, so maybe.
Q 4: Describe what Leisel did in the shelter that calmed the people. Why do you think it was so effective?
A 4: Leisel read from The Whistler, a book about a cop and a killer. Sense they were in such a predicament they were probably looking for anything to distract them. The children certainly were, “The youngest kids were soothed by her voice…” The adults were just happy for something else to think about. But it’s true, she probably read with a clam voice, and that does wonders on stressed nerves. I know if I have problems sleeping I just ask my sister to read to me and that puts me right to sleep. It was probably the same for all the residents of that cellar. They just had pent up nerves that needed distraction and soothing. A book and a smile is the best cure for that.
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Q 2: Why does Boris lie to the woman? Do you think it was right? Would it have been better know what had happened to her son or not?
A 2: He didn’t want her to know that her son had died. Nope, it wasn’t the right thing to do at all. She should know what had happened. Would you want to go wandering around every day wondering what had happened to some one you love? Knowing that her son had died would be hard but she needs to know. That way she can start the grieving process and start to move on with her life. Until she learns what happened she will just continue worrying about her son. She will continue looking and she will never be able to move on. She’ll be stuck wondering what happened to her son.
Q 3: Why do Leisel and Rudy do what they do during the second death march? Why is Leisel really there? If Leisel had seen Max what do you think she would have done?
A 3: Leisel and Rudy, do what they do, because they thought it was the right thing to do. Even if they got caught. Hans thought it was the right thing to do so the kids followed suit. Leisel was there to see if Max had gotten caught. “the book thief examined each and every one of them. Max Vandenburg was not there. “If Max had been there then Leisel probably would have done something stupid. Something that Max would not like her doing; like rushing out to meet him. Or hitting one of the guards and pulling him along… She could do many things, or she might just stand there in shock and horror.
Part 2 question 1
ReplyDeleteHans and his son were having a fight about Germany, the Nazis, and the Fuhrer. Hans Jr. was angry because his father doesn’t like the Nazis and believes he doesn’t care about the country at all. He calls him a coward because he is not for the country. Hans says, “I’m the coward?” He is very pro-Nazi and is furious that his father isn’t the same way. He knows that he is definitely isn't the coward in this situation. He is the one that is being brave about the Nazis by being against them. Less than ten percent of the country is against the Nazis.
Part 2 question 3
ReplyDeleteHans slapped Leisel because if someone heard her say she hated Hitler then Hans and her would probably be taken away. He slapped her so he would look like he was disciplining her and so she wouldn't say it in public again. Even though he hit her I still think Hans agreed with what Leisel said. She could be taken away from her foster family and to a death or concentration camp because of her criticism towards Hitler. I think that Hans was just trying to protect Liesel from getting heard and teaching her that a slap in the face was nothing compared to what would happen to her if she ended up in a concentration camp.
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ReplyDeleteThe Book Thief: Part 9
Q 1: Why do you think Leisel’s nightmares finally left her?
A 1: Simply, she must have settled her inner debate. This debate was probably caused by seeing her brother die in front of her. That is a very traumatic thing, to see another human die. But most likely a few things put an end to the nightmares. First off, Hans, him just being there with her most likely helped a ton. He was there whenever she had a nightmare and he played the accordion to soothe her. Then there was Max. She could talk to him. She shared her dream with him and she could relate to him a bit. Then there’s Rosa, I think the general attitude around Rosa just made living a bit easier for her.
Q 4: Why did Rudy leave the teddy bear with the dead pilot?
A: It was to comfort him. I think Rudy felt sorry for the man and wanted to try and make his passing a bit easier. The pilot was dieing in an unfamiliar place far from home. Not only would he have been terrified of dieing but he wouldn’t be able to say goodbye to any of his loved ones. There was a tradition in ancient Greece, when someone died their relatives would put a drachma under their tongue. This was believed to be the only way that the dead one could pay his/her fair over the river Styx. I’m pretty sure that Rudy had no knowledge of this. But just like the Greeks and the Egyptians and almost all humans, we feel a need to leave something the body. Today it’s clothes, so the deceased doesn’t go into heaven naked.
Part 2: Question 5: I believe someone important saw her took the book. Like maybe a head Nazi or even Hitler! Nah, I doubt it was Hitler but I really think it could be someone like one of Hitler's apprentices. That would be interesting and then her and her family would be sent away to some place or death camps because the girl saved a book about a Jew which of course the Nazis hate. Then the story would be about her life at a concentration/death camp and watching her family die in front of her. That’s pleasant isn’t it?
ReplyDeletePart 2 Question 3: Hans slapped Leisel because if someone heard her say she hated Hitler then Hans and her would probably be taken away. He slapped her so he would look like he was disciplining her and so she wouldn't say it in public again. Even though he hit her I still think Hans agreed with what Leisel said. She could be taken away from her foster family and to a death or concentration camp because of her criticism towards Hitler. I think that Hans was just trying to protect Liesel from getting heard and teaching her that a slap in the face was nothing compared to what would happen to her if she ended up in a concentration camp.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Hitler was a great speaker and Germany was in such a hard time that most the common people just wanted something to believe in. Hans Jr. was probably one of those people.
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ReplyDeleteThe Book Thief: Part 10
Q 4: What do you think the moral is? What could be a theme?
Q 4: I’m pretty sure the moral is “don’t give up”. Because every time a bad thing would happen to Leisel she just kept on going. Gosh her brother died and her mother had to leave her! Yes she cried for a while but she got it together after that. She finally trusted Hans and then Rosa… then of course there was Rudy, who pulled her through everything (weather she liked it or not, he kept her going). The theme is obviously hope. She “hoped” that Max would come back; she “hoped” that Rudy hadn’t died… Gosh she hoped for a lot!
Q 5: Did you like the story? What did you like? What didn’t you like? Does this story change your way of thinking about humans, history, the world, ect? Explain.
A 5: Yes I enjoyed this book very much. I liked all the kidish things Rudy did and how Death was the narrator. I loved the way that everything was described, like there was color dripping from everywhere, all the people and the sky and everything! It was described and I could see it really well. There really wasn’t anything I didn’t like… well maybe the way Max fought with Hitler in the basement… that was just wrong. It didn’t really change my feelings about anything (I’m stubborn I know). Mostly because I already thought that the word “humane” really didn’t describe what humans do on a daily basis. We always talk about being nice and kind, but then I look at history or the world and all I can think is “what the heck happened to that?” Most people are kind and considerate. It’s just that all the people with power are @#$%#^ and nobody can or wants to do anything about it.