Introduction with Analysis

1939 was a defining year in the history books all over the world. The country that was in the focused lens was Germany, it was a year of tragedy and was the beginning of the 6-year long warpath. Because of this history, it is easy for us to put just a single label on the German people in that era, for what only the Nazi group executed and not necessarily what all the German people did or even believed in. Markus Zusak puts the spotlight on this label which also challenges it in his novel The Book Thief. One of the levels he does this on is with a Character that goes by the name Hans Hubermann.

Hans Hubermann puts up such a challenge because he would appear to the opposite of the label held upon the German people in that time in which the way he helps Lesiel and Max within the story. “Trust was accumulated quickly due primarily to the brute strength of the mans gentleness“ – Death. The immediate thing that grabs the readers attention in this extract is the Oxymoron between brute strength and the man’s gentleness because on the surface they would seem to be a contradictory statement. This brings the light and colour into the extract which brings in the attention of the reader. Brute strength is a metaphor for showing his kindness, not in a violent or savage way, but that his strength is in his kindness. This makes Hanns an inspirational figure to Liesel and is a key character to the book.

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It is this aspect that shows the reader that there isn’t just one label you can put on a group of people for what one person (or part of a group) have done. Although all the negative elements steal the spotlight, behind the curtains, on your everyday road or even in a basement, is where the good things shine.