https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh en-us 2018-10-09 11:50:40 UTC 2018-10-17 12:00:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 639005 https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh/wish/290670312      When everyone is huddled together in the bomb shelter basement of Frau Holtzapfel's house, there is a lot of commotion and unease. Liesel starts reading from, The Whistler, and slowly, everyone calms down and focuses on her reading. This is an example of how words are used as an escape from the fear of being killed by a bomb. "She continued reading with no fanfare or added speed. Just the words." (Zusak 382).]]> 2018-10-09 11:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh/wish/290670312 640585 https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh/wish/290673528     Liesel uses her books to escape from reality. Like when she first found "The Gravedigger's Handbook". Even though she couldn't understand most of it, she used it as a representation of the last time she saw her brother and mother, but it helped her escape from the pain. "...she had no idea of what any of it was saying. The point is, it didn't really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was more important." (Zusak 38).]]> 2018-10-09 12:03:28 UTC https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh/wish/290673528 640585 https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh/wish/290678256      When Max had reached the Hubermanns' house, he chose his word choice very particularly. As it stated in the text, "He didn't speak anything like hello, or please help, or any other expected sentence." (Zusak 173). Instead, Max chose to ask two very generic questions which would not seem suspicious. This showed how not only words, but the different usage of those words can make a big impact. In this case, if the man at the door was not Hans Hubermann, the situation would still seem normal. On the contrary, if Max had pleaded for help to the wrong person, he could be sent to prison, or be killed.]]> 2018-10-09 12:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/637465/uyey9yawxafh/wish/290678256