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    Words: The Most Powerful Tool for Consolation Analyzing the Power of Words In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said, “all I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” This quote demonstrates that words and writing have an extremely strong capability to change the world. Due to this, when people write and express their ideas, the words will influence this world to be a more positive place, full of hope

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    My paper is on the power of words in regard to The Book Thief. This paper will be going over parts of the book when words change everything also will be going over how words help with bad times and make good times better. Words can makes a terrible day great and a great day amazing words are underestimated and that is why we as the human race has the problems it does. The book thief is written by Markus Zusak and he decided to do what has not really been done and wrote a book narrated by Death. At

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    Words hold large value in everyday life, they are among one of the very few ways people connect with one another. Words change a reader's point of view and effect people feelings. The power of words change the reader's thoughts as we read The Book Thief. In every single novel the power of words drives us to keep reading as we travel through fictional or non fictional journeys. Such as in Hunger Games when Katniss and Peeta kiss for the first time. It's gets us wondering will they fall in love? Is

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    author of The Book Thief which in its essence, identifies the roles of the Germans, and the Jews in World War II. Both the main protagonist, and the narrator, Death, focus on the potential of words in Hitler’s Germany. The power of words has tremendous capacity to heal and hurt people; however, in spite of the good that words may accomplish, they cannot solve all problems. Words can be used to destroy a nation, or sustain a people. With this potential even young people can use words powerfully.

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    The Power of Words "Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble" (“26 Brilliant Quotes on the Super Power of Words”). The Book Thief elaborates on the idea that words are the basis of everyday life and they have the power to create or ruin the beliefs of an entire country. Liesel has a thirst for words and wants to use them in a positive manner. For example, Liesel uses words to calm her neighbors during air raids and her

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    The Book Thief has no doubt an interesting concept in the matter that it revolves around a very important theme that normally is not very much covered in books that have been coming on to shelves in the recent years. The power of words is that very concept. Now the power of words can lead to many things that revolve around an infinite amount of scenarios. For now however: we will focus on one that links this whole book together. Books, and how their words affect the book as a whole. For I believe

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    In the novel “ The Book Thief “ by Markus Zusak, there are seven major themes. One of those are the power of words. The power of words is seen all throughout the novel and changes the lives of characters for the better. The power of words can either heal or destroy. Throughout the novel words are used to heal and destroy people. For example, Liesel uses words heal her. Liesel begins to have a passion for reading, giving her a distraction from the emotional pain she felt after the lost of her loved

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    Words are a powerful way to communicate they can determine the way you think they can determine the way you feel and they can especially determine the way you feel about others. In germany where ¨The book thief” takes place the ruler Adolf hitler used his power of words to gain full power of Germany and also to gain full power of his fellow citizens minds. Adolf hitler used his power of words in many different ways such as; using propaganda to make people believe in anything he wanted them to but

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    "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right" (528.) In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the power of words is a reoccuring theme that leads to Liesel forming a strong bond with a tall man with silver eyes, a feather haired jew, and a woman with fluffy hair that is always in a bathrobe, and changes all of their lives. Words are dangerous and beautiful, they can tear worlds apart and rebuild them, they can hurt and heal, and they are one of the most powerful forces

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    Words are the most valuable, important, and powerful force that people can use to change lives tremendously. The main theme of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is that the strongest thing in the world are words. There are various moments throughout the story when the characters show it. The main character, Liesel Meminger, conveys readers the importance that words bring to our lives. Leisel is a ten year old girl whom’s life changes starting when she travels on a train to live with her new foster

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