The Book Thief

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Connection: structural patterns

On page 303, viktor throws liesel's book into the river. Rudy immediately dives in after the book to retrieve it after the narrator stresses that the river is icy cold. Death has just said that rudy has had months of failure and that this was his one "win" or moment of glory. in this situation, the river is a symbol for renewal. Rudy is being "baptized" by the water that is present.
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  1. Martin FernandezNovember 1, 2010 at 2:24 PM

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  2. CatieNovember 2, 2010 at 6:47 PM

    I didn't think of that connection. In the chapter "Rudy's Youth", Rudy is in alot of mud. When he gets out of the mud its like him being "reborn" again because hes being disciplined. Hes known as a true trouble maker, and him being there might not be fun, but he might learn out of it.

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