This symbolism of color conveys to the reader how severe the situation was in Germany, how many lives were being lost due to race or 'colour' and how hard the narrator Death was having to work. This expresses to the reader the mass scale of humans dying under orders of Hitler, reminding us that this isnt just a novel, this happened in our society under a century ago. ... By the final chapters of the novel we observe Liesel as a mature empowered young woman. ... We see this role symbolized by the books, using them to comfort and relate to him. ... As a reader we see the words represe...

• Word Count: 1566
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate