1. Symbolism in The Book Theif
... the novels key ideas. Death is used to narrate the novel using colors to describe the skies and souls in the moment he comes to take people spirits away, which is very powerful. Death states "Summer came for the book thief, everything was going nicely. For me the sky was the color of jew" ... ;. This quote is relevant as death associates moments with color, and in this instance death uses colour to portray an entire race of people ... bombings the sky has been described as blood red, plane crashes explained to be black but for the death of Jews in Germany that summer, it was so s...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate