Although one was a jewish fist fighter and one was a german book thief, max and liesel soon saw that they had things in common. And as the terrorization of jews grew turbulently worse, maxs only hope became the aid of the hubermanns. If you are worried that you may be tested on this, dont worry, because you probably wont. This guy is a fighter in just about all the ways someone can be a fighter. Feb 12, 2016 at the end of the book thief, you never find out who liesel married. Ive always thought it was max, but i read it a while back, so i dont remember, he may have died. On one hand and this is the copout answer its purely up to the reader, just as characters in every book live on beyond the pages. First, in many ways i felt that the book is about liesels.
The relationship between max and liesel is a great marvel in markus zusaks, the book thief, and is a huge turning point in the book as well. When max is nine, his mother runs out of money and they go to live with an uncle who isnt named hans hubermann junior. Before arriving on himmel street, hes already seething with it. Although it does say she gets married and has children, max is not mentioned, so we can conclude that liesel.
The book thief is narrated by death yup, you heard that right who tells us the story of liesel meminger. In the book thief, liesel and her adoptive parents put their lives on the line in order to protect max, a friend of the family. Basically, i wasnt completely satisfied with the ending of the book thief. Every other chapter is a flashback, so if youre not partial to the idea of max and liesel getting married sometime after the war which i completely understand, feel free to.
In the book thief did liesel marry max vandenburgh answers. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. For max, these times are loaded with conflicting emotions. Apr 14, 2016 thank you for the a2a, godhuli biswas season. Do they remain together on one hand and this is the copout answer its purely up to the reader, just as characters in every book live on beyond the pages. My theory is that liesel moved somewhere else and probably married someone like rudy, hans, or max, while never forgetting the special connections she had with them. She was in the basement reading over one of max s handmade books when the bombs dropped on the street. Death is a greeting name now that this has been the result of all of the thing that the book has given liesel gets married, but to who. Despite zusak clearly stating that liesel married s.
Although it does say she gets married and has children, max. The book thief is a work of historical fiction by markus zusak. Their closeness grows as max talks about his book and the irony that mein kampf should save a jews life and his past words of friendship. When i decided it was time to read the book i was absolutely captivated. Max vandenburg, 24 years old, stands in the hubermann kitchen asking if hans still plays the accordion, if he will still offer him help.
The book thief study guide contains a biography of markus zusak, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. This might be an unpopular opinion but in all honesty, i hope its not max. He was captured and presumerably sent to a jewish concentration camp. The book thief how had liesel developed a lovehate relationship with words. It never really mentions it in the book but it kind of hints it, considering the part near the end when liesel encounters max again when shes at the shop with rudys dad. Hans and his wife rose take in liesel as their own after the death of her mother and brother. Misha well, markus zusak stated that liesel didnet marry max but my guess as for how did she end up in australia, is because markus zusak is from australia, and he used that place because he himself knew it very well.
In the book thief did liesel marry max vandenburgh. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the book thief and what it means. Liesel memingermax vandenburg works archive of our own. As he recovers from his ordeal, he and liesel become friends, and max writes her a book on the paintedover pages of mkpf.
Forums the book thief forum who do you think liesel married. Im sure if she married any of the characters in the book. First, in many ways i felt that the book is about liesels different kind of. Having lost her father because of his communist sympathies, and soon thereafter her brother and mother, she understands the pain of loss, and these experiences inform her actions and attitudes towards the other characters. The hubermanns protect him from the nazi regime by hiding him in their basement. Max vandenburg is a german jew who takes refuge in the hubermanns household in molching germany on himmel heaven street during the events of world war two, developing a close friendship with liesel meminger. I had mounting anxiety as a finished the book because i had a feeling zuzak was going to leave us hanging on whether or not liesel and max married. With the book thief movie hitting theaters this weekend, markus zusaks beloved novel is very much in the zeitgeist and i was lucky enough to hear markus speak about his book and the film twice last week, both at a signing and at a press roundtable with the films d irector, brian percival. Eva kubler, payton johnston, and arman hosseini friendships rudy and liesel started as friendly neighbors but throughout the story became best friends rudy is in love with liesel from the beginning, yet liesel only sees him as a. In this case, though, in my own mind, i have at least four reasons why max and liesel dont get married, and i honestly believe its more romantic that they dont. In the book called the book thief by markus zusak does liesel marry max. Not very long afterward, molching suffered and death was busier than ever.
This therefore very strongly implies that she married max and moved to sydney, free to enjoy a happy and long life before her final death. Max moves to the basement and continues to feel guilty for leaving his family and for putting hans, rosa, and liesel in danger. She is 9 years old at the beginning of the story, when after the death of her brother she is taken in by the hubermann family. Interview with markus zusak, author of the book thief. The novel is narrated by death, characterized not as the usual grim reaper, but a sympathetic guardian of the souls of the deceased. First, in many ways i felt that the book is about liesels different kind of loves for hans, for rosa, for rudy and max, and for books and living in general. In the book called the book thief by markus zusak does. The book thief is the story of liesel meminger, a girl living in nazi germany whose foster parents provide refuge for a young jew, max vandenberg, by hiding him in their basement. Nearly all of the other main characters died, except for liesel. The book thief part ten and epilogue summary and analysis. Get an answer for do liesel and max get married at the end of the book thief. Whom did liesel meminger love in the book thief novel. Max vandenburg quotes in the book thief the the book thief quotes below are all either spoken by max vandenburg or refer to max vandenburg. She does the washing and ironing for many of molchings wealthy inhabitants and has liesel help her with the work, often insulting both liesel and hans for their uselessness around the house.
Although the book is 550 pages long, i read it in just two days it was that good. Many people claim that markus zusak foreshadows the eventual marriage between max and leisel by not listing him as one of the key figures if her life towards. The swapping of nightmares in markus zusaks the book thief. So i was waiting to see whether this was confirmed or denied, and it never was. You can assume they did or assume they didnt, but allinall the book does not say. Max, to me, was a brotherly\ sisterly kind of love. A summary of epilogue in markus zusaks the book thief. Published in 2005, the book thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 million copies. Liesel does get married but the mans identity is not mentioned.
The book thief is a 20 war drama film directed by brian percival and starring geoffrey rush, emily watson, and sophie nelisse. The the book thief quotes below are all either spoken by max vandenburg or refer to max vandenburg. I love markus zusak with my whole heart but i just wanted to see more of the characters. You would expect death to mention this, but instead he leaves us pondering about it. With the book thief movie hitting theaters this weekend, markus. The book is different in several ways, ways in which i. The book thief is a historical novel by australian author markus zusak and is his most popular work. The book thief, is all abouteven though she writes it before she loses rudy and the hubermanns.
The protagonist of the book, liesel is also its moral center. It is nice to think that liesel meminger married max. I then discussed what words mean to me, and the students brainstormed what they mean to themselves. The narrator refers to liesel as the book thief because she steals a. Apr 09, 2010 we discussed what words mean to liesel, hans, max, rudy, and eliezer from the book night by elie wiesel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. She is a squat woman with a rough exterior, who calls liesel a saumensch, a female swine, and hans a saukerl, the male equivalent. After max s father died, hans promised max s mother he would always help her. Zusak has commented on marriage between liesel and max in a facebook post, still, like i said, for me and it is only my opinion, max and liesel do stay together, but not necessarily in the way some people thinkbut of course, im still more than happy for readers to believe they do get married and live their. Hans, we learn, served with max s father in world war i. His father saved hanss life during world war i, and later hans tries to save max s life, which puts the hubermanns lives in great jeopardy. I think there are arguments for and against this being a good thing. In 1945, max finds his way back to the shop, and has an emotional reunion with liesel.
Sam liesel did not marry max, simply because a, max was too old for her, and b they had form a strong bond of friendship rather than romantic relationship. Among them,lit like lanterns,were hans and rosa huberman,her brother and the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever. I actually do believe that liesel eventually married max. After searching the internet for a while, it soon becomes apparent many people hoped it was max vandenburg. A story about how max brought the words to liesel, and about their friendship. The man in hiding max vandenburg x reader shayna wattpad. In the book, we see that rudy has a crush on liesel from the moment they first meet, and as the story progresses, liesel starts liking him back as well, but does not say it, positively avoiding it. The book thief cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. If not max, then there is no indication, so the author didnt feel that it was significant.
Do liesel and max get married at the end of the book thief. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. I hoped she married max, and it kind of sounded like she did, considering the chapter named max i really didnt like that the book didnt mention who she married, its just not the same when you guess. Cant remember much about this alex kid but the way zusak, or death, described it, i think it was someone who wasnt in the book. The book thief, however, survived and the boy with hair the color of a lemon returned years later to claim what was his. The book thief is a historical novel by australian author markus zusak and is his most popular work published in 2005, the book thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 million copies.
Its january 1939, and ten year old liesel is traveling by train with her mother and her little brother werner. So, in spite of our joy at finding max alive, the novel ends. During the period of time that he hid in the hubermanns home, max and liesel became friends. Max is struggling because to save himself he will be. In the epilogue of the book thief it says that liesel. Trudy is the daughter of hans and rosa and a very minor character in. Markus zusak on the book thief november 7, 20 posted in.
While the book thief is a novel about guilt and violence, and the inherent power of words. If you remember, he did describe places in australia specifically, like the exact street or football stadium i dont remember very well. As much as id hoped it would be max, i dont think it was. Nominated as one of americas bestloved novels by pbss the great american read. Friendship and family in the book thief by eva kubler on prezi. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive german family during the nazi era. Interviews with the book thief movie hitting theaters this weekend, markus zusaks beloved novel is very much in the zeitgeist and i was lucky enough to hear markus speak about his book and the film twice last week, both at a signing and at a press roundtable with the films. Knowing that rudy died, i had this half hope throughout the book that liesel would marry max. Jan 29, 2015 the man in hiding max vandenburg x reader. The book thief movie clip make the words yours 20 hd. At the end of the book thief, you never find out who liesel married.
Although they remain close and have a deep connection, they do not marry and max has to flee liesels. Liesel did promise to kiss him if he only he returns. The character of max vandenburg in the book thief from. Ok, well maybe a tiny portion of me would think it was kind of cute.
The unbelievably sad part when liesel kisses rudy when rudy is dead is literally one of the most sad things ive ever read. I saw it potentially coming from back when he was living in the basement and was desperate to know it had happened in the end. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by markus zusak and adapted by michael petroni. Do they remain together on one hand and this is the copout answer its purely up to the reader, just as characters in every book. Every other chapter is a flashback, so if youre not partial to the idea of max and liesel getting married sometime after the war which i completely understand, feel free to read every second chapter, as they start immediately after they hugged and cried and fell to the floor. How does liesel know things are serious the morning after max arrived. Death resumes his narrative and says that the book thief is just one of. Max vandenburg click the character infographic to download. What did liesel give to max in the book thief answers. Hans hubermann is the father figure that is presented in the novel the book thief. Finishing the book, dodging the criticism of her instructions, and receiving books as gifts. He was always there for her and despite the very daunting age difference, it feels right to.
I saw the movie the book thief several years ago and loved it. A collection of oneshots written by yours truly set in the beautifully created world of the book thief. Zusak has commented on marriage between liesel and max in a facebook post, still, like i said, for me and it is only my opinion, max and liesel do stay together, but not necessarily in the way some people thinkbut of course, im still more than happy for readers to believe they do get married and live their lives together. Book thief quotes, book quotes, me quotes, literature quotes, film quotes, the book thief max, good books, books to read, bright quotes happiness for deep people the book thief max max vandenburg jurassic park trilogy good books books to read warcraft movie i am number four a series of unfortunate events film books. As the political situation in germany deteriorates, her foster parents conceal a jewish fistfighter named max vandenburg. Walter helps max hide from the nazis before he goes to the hubermann home. When max arrives in molching, hans and rosa hide him in the basement. I then took an old book i couldnt bear using the book thief and tore out pages for the students. Liesel and rudy are married and living in new york city when, all of a sudden, an old friend reenters liesels life and causes more trouble than she couldve ever imagined. She is in the centre and all of these things revolve around her. Also, the biggest thing max has bestowed on liesel is showing her the power of words.
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