In The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, deep philosophical undertones are explored, including the struggle between psychological egoism and ethical egoism, the power of words, and human nature. ... By definition Max's disregard for his family in time of distress is an example of egoism. ... This demonstrates another type of philosophy, ethical egoism, "While psychological egoism purports to tell us how people do in fact behave, ethical egoism tells us how people ought to behave" (McConnell 41). ... Egoism is just one philosophy that Zusak depicts, another one being the power of wo...

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