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Post by roselyn on Aug 25, 2017 18:04:13 GMT -5
Stealing frequently comes up in the book. Whether it's stealing food or stealing books. Why do you think the author included this aspect? How does stealing contribute to the plot?
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Post by baazjhaj on Aug 27, 2017 16:23:22 GMT -5
The author included this aspect to show how truly difficult it was to survive.
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Post by hannahnegri on Aug 28, 2017 12:46:39 GMT -5
The author included the stealing because it was relevant and fit the station of Liesel and Rudy, and to create a mischievous type of character, who goes after what she wants,and is reckless with her actions for a little bit of euphoria.
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Post by aidanrolstad on Aug 28, 2017 19:07:36 GMT -5
I feel that the reason the author included the amount of stealing in the range that he did was to show how you can validate stealing as moral. Even though society places certain taboos on even the idea of stealing the author decided to place the main character in a situation where the reader can rationalize that the stealing was in fact a good thing to do. Without the stealing Leslie wouldn't have had any big reasons to in the small poor town. the story might have followed her on a journey to find her birth mom and to get more information on what her father did.
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Post by benjaminconnor on Aug 30, 2017 1:34:01 GMT -5
The author included stealing to help show how in the setting of Nazi Germany, the idea of criminality is entirely backwards. Hitler's laws require citizens to commit crimes against humanity, and when Liesel or Hans show kindness to Max (or any other Jew) they are harshly punished. Stealing is of course still a crime, but not in the eyes of the reader. The reader views the constant thievery committed by the main characters as being required to survive instead of viewing it as a crime.
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