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A list of all the characters in The Book Thief. The Book Thief characters include: Liesel Meminger, Max Vandenburg, Hans Hubermann, Rosa Hubermann, Rudy Steiner, Death, Ilsa Hermann.
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- Death. The narrator of The Book Thief, Death is at first sarcastic, with a darkly wry sense of humor. Death expresses tiredness and remorse as the novel progresses.
- Liesel Meminger. Liesel is the protagonist of The Book Thief, who changes to a lovely person from the initial angry, distrusting character. With brown eyes and blonde hair, Liesel is an adopted girl on the edge of adolescence who became emboldened by the books she was reading.
- Hans Hubermann. Hans is Liesel’s foster father, papa and husband of Rosa Hubermann. He is gentle and calm with Liesel, and is the first person to win her trust.
- Rosa Hubermann. Rosa is Liesel’s foster mother, mama. Unlike her husband, Rosa’s first appearance is that of a cold, sharp-tongued, and impatient woman. The Book Thief story reveals her kindness when she took in Max and her treatment of Liesel in spite of her tough exterior.
Liesel Meminger. Introduced by Death as "The Book Thief," Liesel is nine at the beginning of the novel, when her younger brother dies and she is given up by her mother to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann in the small town of Molching.
