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The dominoes are a symbol of the war, but also of how small actions can lead to huge consequences later – as with the conversation about to occur, and Rudy's fate. Active Themes. After the Gestapo leave, the Steiner children come into the kitchen and ask what will happen to Rudy.
- Part 8: The Thought of Rudy Naked
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- Part 8: The Thought of Rudy Naked
- Books and Writing
- Darkness
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Books and writing figure prominently in the novel, and several characters’ lives are changed or affected in some way by one or the other. In fact, three lives are saved through books or writing. Max ironically receives the fake identity card that helps him survive in a copy of MKPF, and then he reads the book for cover as he travels to Molching. Ha...
At the beginning of the book, Death observes that people generally only notice color at dawn and dusk—in other words, the end and beginning of darkness. Darkness, symbolizing ignorance and despair, figures prominently throughout the book, from the dark basement of the Hubermanns where Liesel learns to read, bringing the light of knowledge into the ...
The act of stealing appears repeatedly in the novel, beginning with Liesel taking the book dropped by the gravedigger right at the start. As the novel progresses, Liesel as well as others begin stealing more regularly. Liesel and Rudy join a band of boys who frequently take apples and vegetables from a nearby orchard. They also cause a delivery boy...
- Prologue: The Flag Quotes. Yes, often, I am reminded of her, and in one of my vast array of pockets, I have kept her story to retell. It is one of the small legion I carry, each one extraordinary in its own right.
- Part 1: Growing Up a Saumensch Quotes. All told, she owned fourteen books, but she saw her story as being made up predominantly of ten of them. Of those ten, six were stolen, one showed up at the kitchen table, two were made for her by a hidden Jew, and one was delivered by a soft, yellow-dressed afternoon.
- Part 1: The Other Side of Sandpaper Quotes. As for the girl, there was a sudden desire to read it that she didn't even attempt to understand. On some level, perhaps she wanted to make sure her brother was buried right.
- Part 1: The Smell of Friendship Quotes. Papa would say a word and the girl would have to spell it aloud and then paint it on the wall, as long as she got it right.
Every night, Liesel would nightmare. Her brother’s face. Staring at the floor. She would wake up swimming in her bed, screaming, and drowning in the flood of sheets. On the other side of the room, the bed that was meant for her brother floated boatlike in the darkness.
Words and stories hold tremendous value in the novel, which suggests that they are among the most powerful ways in which people connect with one another. Numerous examples of the ways words connect people turn up throughout the story. Learning the alphabet and how to create words is how Liesel and Hans Hubermann begin to develop their deep bond.
Metaphor – Describing Liesel’s words as “a warm light in the darkest of nights” metaphorically highlights the comfort and hope her words bring to others. Symbolism – The books feeling “heavier” symbolizes the growing significance and impact of knowledge and words in Liesel’s life and the lives of those around her.
