Log #8

The Book Thief

Reading Log (page 129 to page 266)

        As the economy condition gets worse, the left guest to do the laundry is the owner of this town. For the first time, Liesel is invited into the reading room in the house and she was amazed by the great number of books on the self. The wife of the owner allowed Liesel to read them each time she comes to collect the clothes. Liesel is such a lucky girl that she enjoyed reading them with the company of the woman. On the other hand, Rudy and Liesel find a way not to be hungry: joining the group of teenagers stealing fruits. It’s not good to steal things but in the worst condition of war, it’s the only way to be alive. In addition, it still happened nowadays- a group of teenagers steal, smoke, fight.

        There is a story about the past of Hans. I feel touched when Hans and Rosa agree to accept the Jewish friend in the risk of being discovered. Staying in the basement, Max experiences an inhuman life that I can not imagine. His condition makes me think of the meaning of life. If I were Max, I would rather choose to die. Without any entertainment and anything to do, I would lose my way of being a human not to mention Max has no chance to be outside. Thanks to Liesel, the only connection of the world is the newspaper brought from Liesel and the description of the weather, sky as well as the stories of Liesel’s daily life. When Liesel’s birthday comes, Max made a book for her. I like the writing and the illustration on it talking about the feeling of him and the change he makes after he meets Liesel. Liesel, as a child, shows her kindness, childish and innocent to support Max and to share everything with him.

        If I were Hans, I would accept to help Max hide from the Nazi Party. On the one hand, I didn’t agree with the movement of Hitler and I hated him to kill so many innocent people. On the other hand, it was nothing to do with the friendship, the humanity led me to assist those who in need.