https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv English V, Period 1, Supplemental Reading Project en-us 2018-03-10 04:27:48 UTC 2025-05-17 00:32:49 UTC hello@padlet.com hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/240409385 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. ]]> 2018-03-10 04:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/240409385 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241158096 This, in fact, is not just some conspiracy theories people have come up with after reading this novel! ]]> 2018-03-12 23:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241158096 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241159254 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 00:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241159254 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241171968 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 01:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241171968 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241172901 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 01:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241172901 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241177734 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 01:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241177734 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241185929 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 02:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241185929 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241186451 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 02:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241186451 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241187643 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 02:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241187643 hhqnguyen09 https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241198624 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. ]]> 2018-03-13 04:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hhqnguyen09/fphj00e6auvv/wish/241198624