Markus Zusak deceives the reader into changing and colouring their preconceptions of Nazi Germany in his novel ‘The Book Thief’. Zusak uses this to highlight the power of words and how they grip us. The elements of Magical Realism is used by Zusak to deceive the reader three separate times; The first is the narrator […]
Quote: “The Survivors. They’re the ones I can’t stand to look at, although on many occasions, I still fail. I deliberately seek out the colours to keep my mind off them, but now and then, I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling amongst a jigsaw puzzle of realisation, despair and surprise.” Markus Zusak […]
Structures Setting Section 1 Nazi Germany where the Book Thief is set refers to Germany between 1933 and 1945 when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party were in power. The government controlled almost every aspect of life through the legal system. Hitler was the sole leader of the country being voted in on 19th August […]