The Book Thief

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Friday, November 4, 2011

Death is Humane

Death, the narrator of The Book Thief shows many times of being particularly humane in the novel. But where does this humanity spawn from? On the last page, 550, Death says to Liesel "I am haunted by humans." How can Death be haunted by the very things that he himself is tasked to carry onward past their original live? Maybe it's because Death was once human himself. Death could have easily been a human before he became the courier of the dead, and he brought the humane characteristics with him as he passed on and became Death.
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  1. Amber CoatsNovember 8, 2011 at 9:59 AM

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  2. Amber CoatsNovember 8, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    I agree that death has distinct human qualities. He shows these qualities throughout the book toward Liesel. On page 13 Death talks of how he wishes he could console Liesel when she is troubled. Death mentions how the war shows human stupidity. He thinks the war is wasting lives. I believe Death has such a strong infatuation with Liesel because she comes close to death on several occasion because of knowledge but she uses her knowledge to escape death on several occasions

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