Discussion 3

Markus Zusak makes this book much more fun and easy to read through his personification of Death by using it as the narrator. As the narrator, Death shows us things by describing them instead of simply telling us. He says that there are colors in the sky when he picks up someone's soul. He also describes scenes involving Liesel in great detail. I think that this unique point of view really helps to keep the reader engaged and reading the book. I like how, through Death, he gives a new side of things and a new aspect of the story that everyone has heard about. Everyone hears about the Holocaust, but it is not usually about a regular German girl or being told by Death. As I read The Book Thief, I can't wait to see what happens next because of the way the story was written and how it gives a great view which makes it that much better. The point of view makes Death seem that much more real and it makes it seem imminent.