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The Power Of Words In The Book Thief By Mein Kampf

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"Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble." (Economy). Consequently, this quote exemplifies the illustrious meaning of words being so powerful that they will never be forgotten and only be remembered by those that they affect most. Words give us the power to communicate and explain our thoughts, which can affect change on others in the society. Therefore, they are not as influential and manipulative as they seem to be. In the novel, The Book Thief, power of words are used as emotion, influential, and building knowledge.
To begin, words bring power, which can effect change within emotion. In other words, The Book Thief and Mein Kampf brought examples where powerful words affect emotions. For instance, they compare with each other because the words are so powerful that they impact the people in the same ways. Liesel and Hans’ relationship is extremely strong. Their love shows how the massive power of words can bring people closer together. Also, how they can calm people down; it allows the characters to get away from what is happening in their surroundings. Similarly, in Mein Kampf, there was a gargantuan amount of emotions that it sent through the citizens that read it. On the other hand, Mein Kampf produced emotions that brought anger and fear to characters. Germans who saw their old neighbors being ripped from their homes and pulled through towns to their death were too scared of the nefarious

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