The Book Theif final reading response

        The Book Thief by Markus Zusak had many different symbols. There are symbols such as books and colors and then there are deeper symbols like death and dreams. All of the symbols in this book are important and are all connected in some way. They all impact Liesel and her story greatly.
        In the book, there are symbols that seem small but play an important role in Liesel's life. One of these symbols is colors. In the first couple of chapters the narrator often mentioned the colors and their representation. The fact that the snow Liesel's brother was buried in was white was mentioned many times. Also the emphasis of the red fire. When the books were being burned the red flames were synbolic. Finally is black, the color of death. Color is one symbol of The Book Thief . Another smaller symbol in the book are the books themselves. Although the books seem like nothing but a part of the stroy plot, they are very stmbolic. The books symbolize many things such as her new life after leaving her mother, her relationship with papa, hope for the war, her determination and also her ability to be cunning and deceiving. Books are extremely important to Liesel. These are so said smaller symbols in The Book Thief.
         As well as small symbols, there are also bigger symbols in The Book Thief. Death is one of these symbols. Death is very important in this book. The narrator first met Liesel during a time of death, when her brother died. The war and concentration camps killed many and it affected many of the people that were close to Liesel. Even the narrator itself is death. Another example of stmbolism are the dreams and nightmares that Liesel has. She often has nightmares about the day her brother died and these nightmares connected her and Papa. If it wasn't for her nightmares Liesel and Max never would have connected the way that they did, Liesel and Papa never would have had such a tight bond and Liesel probably wouldn't have loved books the way she does or even have been able to read them. These are bigger, more obvious symbols that appeared in The Book Thief.
         In conclusion, The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak has many symbols. Some of these themes seem small and others are more dramatic. All of the symbols play a big role in Liesel's big journey through the war and help her make her way through with family and friends. The Book Thief is a really good book and the symbols that stick with Liesel all the way through make it even better. This is one thing that I gathered after reading this book in book clubs.