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Hans Hubermann In The Book Thief

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In the exhilarating tale, The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, a character that would serve well as a best friend is Hans Hubermann. Hans is a great example of someone who is a great friend because he is very compassionate. Hans showed compassion in the story when he cared for Liesel as his own daughter and when he risked his life for the sake of Max Vandenburg’s. On page 36 of the text, it states, “Every night, Liesel would nightmare. … Possibly the only good to come out of these nightmares was that it brought Hans Hubermann her new papa into the room to soothe her, to love her.” This shows that Hans Hubermann is compassionate towards Liesel and he is there when she needs love. Also, Liesel can count on him to lift up her spirits when she is feeling …show more content…

The very idea of it was ludicrous, but he accepted it nonetheless. Hans checked that the curtains were properly closed. Not a crack could be showing. As he did so, Max could no longer bear it. He crouched down and clasped his hands.” This passage of the book takes place whilst Max Vandenburg arrives at 33 Himmel Street. There is much tension in these few words, for by letting Max stay with them, the Hubermanns are risking their own lives. But Hans, being the compassionate man that he is, takes the opportunity to put the life of an “enemy” before his own. To conclude, on page 72 of the text, it says, “Sitting in the water, she imagined the smell of it mapped out on her papa’s clothes. More than anything, it was the smell of friendship, and she could find it on herself, too. Liesel loved that smell.” This piece of text evidence shows how Liesel feels about Hans Hubermann and his compassion. From this line we can tell that Liesel sees Hans as a great friend, and she feels that his compassion and happiness have spread to …show more content…

Nature. I have selected this type because of the narrator of the story; death. The main conflict is also death itself, no matter if it was a German Nazi soldier, or an innocent Jewish soul. This conflict can only be accepted, and will never be resolved. As the narrator says itself, right at the beginning on page three, “You are going to die.” Examples of this conflict are spread throughout this timeline; here are just a few. First, the death of Liesel;s brother. “As you might expect someone had died. … The mother, the girl, and the corpse remainded stubborn and silent.” (Pages 6-7) This is only the first of many encounters with death in thsi book. It was very devastatin but there was again no avoidance of this conflict. Second, the death of Köln, “ … more than a thousand bomber planes flew toward a place known as Köln. For me, the result was five hundred people or thereablouts. … Five hundred souls.” (Page 336) Tis displays five hundred more helpless people proving our conflict with no escape. Third, the death of Himmel Street. “In Molching, they came with the bombs. In the space of a few minutes, all of them were gone.” (Page 530) This shows how the conflict, how death, is truly undefeatable. All of the innocent lives taken from Himmel Street. A song that I think well represents this conflict is Mad World by Gary Jules. This song suits the conflict Man vs. Nature. This song can also be understood as if the narrator was the one

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