One day on 33 Himmel street, Liesel Meminger realized her life would never be as simple as it was before. Having a new home and family was hard at first but in the end she was grateful those events that pulled her into her new lifestyle occurred. Book thieving champagne drinking, and soccer playing was all to come in the future.
The characters in The Book Thief are extremely defined and realistic. Liesel Meminger portrays an exact teenager in the modern days. Her and her bestie Rudy Steiner become closer than friends, Rudy was always looking for the right excuse to get Liesel to kiss him. Rosa and Hans Hubberman are Liesel's foster parents. Rosa seems mean and rude at first but she has a huge heart. Hans fell in love with Liesel from the beginning, he taught her how to read and write even if it compromised his sleep.
The setting of Molching and 33 Himmel street plays a big role because it's not really a big neighborhood, everyone knows each other and their gossip. Marcus Zusak describes the setting perfectly because you could imagine how the street and sky looks.
In the beginning of the book I thought I wouldn't like it because there just wasn't enough action . But , after I got farther into the book I was hooked!! I loved how Marcus Zusak used plenty of figurative language and setting shifts because it made the book more interesting to read.
All in all I believe everyone should be educated about the holocaust and this is an interesting and fun way to learn more. This book is not a documentary filled with facts, this is a fictional story based on true events of history. I believe the book thief should be taught in high school classrooms because it's an easy way to learn more about the holocaust but, some people may agree that this isn't an actual story about the holocaust and it should not be taught because there's not enough facts.
