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Markus Zusak Uses color throughout the Book Thief to help represent different events and emotions throughout the novel. The use of color helps readers visualize and understand how the narrator, Death, feels. "I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see—the whole spectrum. A billion or so flavors, none of them quite the same, and a sky to slowly suck on. It takes the edge off the stress. It helps me relax." (Zusak 4)

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The color red is used to represent death, murder, violence, and can be viewed as a warning of danger. Red is seen in the Nazi flag, which many associate with murder and danger. The red skies and blood-covered streets reminds the reader that something dangerous and violent has happened. "The streets were ruptured veins. Blood streamed till it was dried on the road, and the bodies were stuck there, like driftwood after the flood." (Zusak 8)

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Yellow, seen as a happy color, represents sunshine and happiness. Yellow also a symbol of warning. Before and during bombings, the sky is tinted yellow to represent warnings.

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Blue skies are seen throughout the entire novel that helps enhance Blue is seen as a symbol of peace and courage. This lets the reader know that someone is being courageous or it is a peace full time.

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The color white is used to represent the season of winter.  The cold snow represents the sense of a sad, cold death. White also represents innocence throughout the novel. White, cold snow covering the ground lets the reader know that something sad and cold has happened.

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Brown, representing wholesomeness and reliance, is Death's favorite color. The chocolate brown skies are his favorite because of the darkness it brings, "Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky. Dark, dark, chocolate. People say it suits me." (Zusak 4)

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The color black, seen in the swastika, represents terror and death. Seen in the nazi flag, this represents the terror and horror brought on by hitler. Black is often seen during times of terror and stress throughout the book. Black enhances the absence of color or life in the lives that Death takes away.