Part Seven
Quotations
"Liesel would sit each day with her hands between her knees, in the long legs of daylight. She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappointment that she watched the darkness stride forward."--Death Part Six (355-356)
In this part Death makes the daytime seem almost human with its long legs of daylight. It also talks about how Liesel wants it to stay daytime but is sad when it begins to turn into night.
In this part Death makes the daytime seem almost human with its long legs of daylight. It also talks about how Liesel wants it to stay daytime but is sad when it begins to turn into night.
"When you came back, I should have been angry, but I wasn't. I could hear you the last time, but I decided to leave you alone. You only ever take one book, and it will take a thousand visits till all of them are gone. My only hope is that one day you will knock on the front door and enter the library in the more civilized manner."--Ilsa Hermann (mayor's wife) Part Six (369)
Mrs. Hermann wrote a letter to Liesel explaining that she knows that Liesel has been taking books and that she is not upset about it at all. Instead she hopes that Liesel will keep coming back, but instead of coming through the window she hopes that she will knock on the door to be let in.
Mrs. Hermann wrote a letter to Liesel explaining that she knows that Liesel has been taking books and that she is not upset about it at all. Instead she hopes that Liesel will keep coming back, but instead of coming through the window she hopes that she will knock on the door to be let in.
"She didn't dare to look up, but she could feel their frightened eyes hanging on to her as she hauled the words in and breathed them out. A voice played the notes inside her. This, it said, is your accordion."--Death Part Six (381)
Liesel finally figures out that she has a gift of reading. Not reading in general but out loud instead. She is able to capture the focus of an entire group of people and she is able to calm them down during a crisis. She is able to realize that this is the way she soothes people, like Hans with his accordion.
Liesel finally figures out that she has a gift of reading. Not reading in general but out loud instead. She is able to capture the focus of an entire group of people and she is able to calm them down during a crisis. She is able to realize that this is the way she soothes people, like Hans with his accordion.
Images
what the bomb shelter that the people of Himmel Street might have stayed in when they were being bombed.
One of the many activities that was played at the Hitler Youth Carnivals.
Connections and Historical Context
Questions
- Why does Hans take other things instead of money for painting the windows?
- Why does Rudy get disqualified in the 100 on purpose? Why does Rudy let Liesel take his medals?
- Why did Hans give the Jew bread?
- Why do the coat men want Rudy?
Thoughts and Response
In this part Rudy runs his four events at the carnival. He does awesome in his first three but on the last one he is disqualified for having too many false starts. Later he tells Liesel that he did it on purpose. But why? Liesel believes that he did it because he knows he is not Jesse Owens. I don't really know what to think about Rudy doing it on purpose, but I do feel like that was a stupid decision. After he tells Liesel this he leaves his medals with her. When she tries to give them to him he pretends like he didn't leave anything, which is weird. (He pretty much gave them to her)
In this part the bombings begin. The first one was a false bombing, but it did give the people of Molching the conditions they would have to be in while they wait for the bombings to be over. When they were in the shelter for the first time everyone held hands, which was super sweet. Then in the second one, which was a legit bombing, everyone began to panic and Liesel did the one thing she does best. She read. She read out loud and soon everyone in the basement was listening to her read. Even after they were given the O.K. to leave the basement they stayed to hear the end of the chapter. Even after the bombing Frau Holtzapfel wanted Liesel to read to her. (The nerve of some people) Rosa made an agreement with Holtzapfel and Liesel would read for a bag of coffee beans.
Then there was the walk of the Jews, which was absolutely awful. The fact that they paraded these people around was just terrible. Hans agreed that this was awful and he gave bread to one of the struggling Jews (Go Hans!) but then the Jew and Hans are both whipped. People begin to call Hans a Jew-Lover which leaves to Max leaving because he is no longer safe in the Hubermann home. I just wonder where Max could have gone. If he even alive still. I have a feeling Death will tell us the location and condition of Max before the book is over.
In this part the bombings begin. The first one was a false bombing, but it did give the people of Molching the conditions they would have to be in while they wait for the bombings to be over. When they were in the shelter for the first time everyone held hands, which was super sweet. Then in the second one, which was a legit bombing, everyone began to panic and Liesel did the one thing she does best. She read. She read out loud and soon everyone in the basement was listening to her read. Even after they were given the O.K. to leave the basement they stayed to hear the end of the chapter. Even after the bombing Frau Holtzapfel wanted Liesel to read to her. (The nerve of some people) Rosa made an agreement with Holtzapfel and Liesel would read for a bag of coffee beans.
Then there was the walk of the Jews, which was absolutely awful. The fact that they paraded these people around was just terrible. Hans agreed that this was awful and he gave bread to one of the struggling Jews (Go Hans!) but then the Jew and Hans are both whipped. People begin to call Hans a Jew-Lover which leaves to Max leaving because he is no longer safe in the Hubermann home. I just wonder where Max could have gone. If he even alive still. I have a feeling Death will tell us the location and condition of Max before the book is over.