setting

Himmel Street, a small place in Germany, is th new home for Leisel after her mother decides its to dangerous to kep her at her old home. The author names this street himmel street, or heaven street, ironically because it is anything but heaven for leisel. The setting itself is portrayed as a sad place-People starving, jews bieng dragged off, leisel bieng very sad herself. The setting is also Leisel's small, dark house that she now lives in. This house reflects the mood of the book. Leisel associates sorrow mixed with bad memories with her new home. The town itself seems very dreary and anything but upbeat. the setting also reflects the characters living in it, all except for rudy. Most characters, such as hans and his wife both appear to b vry bored and plain, as is their house and surroundings.
the overall setting, though, is during WWII when Hitler's regime instituted the holocaust. Ther are no jewish people in Leisel's neighborhood, and the few remaining are slowly dragged away, their shops smashed and houses vandalized. The setting portrays a very racist and severe mood that was occuring at the time.