Sunday, March 22, 2009

#4

My question is...
Why do you think Markus Zusak made Death the narrator of the book? I am always thinking about that when I read, and there doesn't appear to be one specific reason why Death narrates.

8 comments:

  1. I think that there are many reasons why Death plays such an impontant role in the book. Death was a common reality in the time during the war, and using death to tell the story of Liesel shows that death was a huge part of her life and was a constant fear. However, I don't thank that Death is portrayed in a particularly negative way, which makes it a bit more comfortable for us as the reader.

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  2. I was wondering this same question throughout what I've been reading so far. I also think Death plays an important role in this book. I think some reasons why Death is the narrator is because many deaths occur during war and throughout Liesel's life. Death also adds to the dreary setting of this book.

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  3. I think that Death not only adds an interesting twist to the novel, but he also reflects the time period and themes of the book. Death in general is a major theme throughout the book, and the novel takes place during a terrible and oppressive period in Germany.

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  4. Death was a major reality during the war, and death plays a major role in the book, fear of death. Death as the narrator also give the book a different feel than other books, and death allows us to see things that we might not normally see if it was a normal narrator.

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  5. I think that Death was made the narrator to give a new perspective on the story. I have never read a book where the narrator is involved in the story, but also completely detached at the same time. I also think he is able to provide some relief from the gloomier parts of the story with his interesting descriptions.

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  6. Death gives insight to Liesel's life, and the lives of people around her. Death witnessed Hans' experience in World War I, for example. That way the reader can understand how Hans knew Max's father. Death describes events in other places, like Paris, that are torn up by war. Zusak made Death the narrator, because Death is what shapes the lives of Liesel and other characters.The author is able to show that by referencing past and present, and describing the deaths of people.

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  7. I think that Death was made the narrator to show irony. A personified Death telling a story about death, how ironic. Also, Death's personality gives the reader a sense of relief from this gloomy story.

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  8. I think he made Death the narrator because he wanted to give the book a unique twist that could intrigue readers more than some other narrator could.

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