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In Markus Zusak's novel The Book Thief, death is not just a thing but it is a person. Death is actually the narrator of this book, which is what makes the perspective of events so unique.

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So is there proof death is the narrator, or is it just some over analyzed conspiracy theory?

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So is there proof death is the narrator, or is it just some over analyzed conspiracy theory?

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This, in fact, is not just some conspiracy theories people have come up with after reading this novel!

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So... why would Zusak make death the narrator of this novel anyways? 

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So... why would Zusak make death the narrator of this novel anyways? 

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This novel takes place during World War II, where death and dying is a naturally recurring theme both in the story line and in real life events.

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What makes death suitable to be the narrator of this novel anyways?

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What makes death suitable to be the narrator of this novel anyways?

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Death was the most prominent theme in this novel. In fact, one of the first events that happens in this novel is the death of the Liesel's brother. Even though it is not always stated, death is always lingering. Because of that, it's proper that death narrates this novel because it has it's own sense of omniscience. Even though death is not all knowing and all seeing, this narrator provides more information of the current events than Liesel would have been able to.

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Okay, so where is the proof that death is speaking and not some random third person omniscient? 

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Okay, so where is the proof that death is speaking and not some random third person omniscient? 

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This is a question that can really only be answered if the reader really looks into the text of this novel. The narrator death explicitly says "It was a cool day in Molching hen the war began and my work load increased." (Zusak 37) This novel takes place during World War II, so it would make sense that death's work load became more, because so many deaths occurred, even in the beginning of this war.

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"They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one." (Zusak 309)

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"They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one." (Zusak 309)

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This quote is another piece of evidence that death is the mt suitable narrator. The setting is war, where death is most prominent. It implies that where there is war, there is death.

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More proof of death being the narrator...

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More proof of death being the narrator...

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Zusak gives death a very human like feel because death said "In all honesty (and I know I'm complaining excessively now), I was still getting over Stalin, in Russia. The so called second revolution- the murder of his own people. Then came Hitler." (Zusak 309) This was a period of time when people were dying left and right at the hands of world leaders, and even death was upset about it. Zusak gave death a very human like personality, which makes it seem like death is like a normal person narrating this story.

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On page 75, death specifically says "I like this human idea of the grim reaper. I like the scythe. It amuses me." (Zusak 75) This is hard evidence death is the narrator, but also evidence of why death being the narrator of this novel is not a bad thing. Even though death has a bad connotation, this quote shows death has a sense of humor and emotion.

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On page 335, death says "The bombs were coming- and so was I." (Zusak 335) This is just furthering proving that death has to do it's job due to the current events happening in the novel.

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There is no other person suitable to narrate this story than death itself. Death is the most relevant thing in the novel that is aware of all the things that was occurring in the novel. Death explained parts of the novel no individual, human character would have been able to do. Death is not meant to be some crude character, but death actually is very human like. This is great because this allows the reader to understand the narrator a little better. Zusak was very clever in using this new perspective in his novel.