The Book Thief

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Diction/structure

Max's style in writing books represents a unique diction style for The Book Thief. Max chooses to tell his story through stories that are mainly illustrations. He shows his infancy views that is a pattern in this book with his illustrations, but show his maturity through the meaning and feeling that it displays. He sarcastically writes isn't this a nice day" on a page in his second book to show the German evil that has affected him and so many other Jews in such a dramatic way. I believe that this diction  that Max uses effectively gives the audience the feeling that Max feels: the feelings of utter disgust at the way of Hitler. This proves as evidence of the argument that humans have an unrealistic to overcome cruelty, because despite Max's struggle to survive in his world where there is so much hatred for him, he doesn't become monster himself.

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  1. Max also draws in these books to show his defiance of Hitler and of the Nazis. By destroying stuff that they have created, he feels a sense of power over a group that have had power over him so long just because he is Jewish.

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