1. Symbolism in The Book Theif
These ideas are surround mortality, hope, and the power of words, are important to Zusak's novel and to society due to the way they connect with each other to help us understand character's lives and reflect on our own. ... This reinforces the importance of literature and writing, the love it stimulates and the escape and communication it offers. ... Zusak has used these three symbols as powerful tools constantly leaving the reader to consider how mortality, hope and literature have effects on our lives and also leaving us devoted to certain characters such as Liesel, overall enjoyi...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate