The Book Thief Blog 3

The one character that suck out to me the most was Hans Hubermann. I feel that he is that character everyone likes and is happy to read about.  I feel this way because of the way he treats Liesel and deals with Rosa. When i picture Hans, I see a tall man with a soft face and soft hands.  I see the softness in him because he is always there with Liesel needs him and is very caring.  For example, when Leisel wets the bed she feels very embarrassed and afraid of how Rosa will react and yell. However, you can tell that Hans senses these fears and emotions in Leisel and he comforts her and then keeps it a secret from Rosa and everyone else.  This also shows that Hans is a very trusting person.  This also shows his views on the Nazi regime. Hans is not a part of the Nazi party.  This is a "touchy" topic within his family because his son thinks it wrong to not be apart of the party. However, Hans' friend from the war was jewish and he saw what a great person he was and he didn't feel right joining a party that was against jews. He feels sad, and in a way kind of guilty, for the jews and how they are being treated.  You can see his promise and personality within the book when he hides away his friend Max Vandenburg.  He hides him in his basement and provides food for him.  This is showing the side of Hans that he son absolutely hates because it is going against what "should" be done.  The perspectives of Hans are unique in the sense that his out different from everyone else's.  Most Germans are apart of the Nazi party and get "pumped up" when they invade a helpless jewish family and take everything from them.  Hans feels pain and hurt for the family being invaded. I feel that his perspective might have been this way if he did not meet the Jewish man during the war. Hans Hubermann is by far my favorite character of this book because of the way he treats Leisel. He is her best friend and takes care of her.  He stuck out to me right when he get Leisel out of the car in the beginning of the book.  I could tell he was going to be the one that gets Leisel through her harsh life.

Blog #2

While reading Maus, right in the very beginning i noticed the relationship between Vladik and Artie. It stated that they have not seen each other in a while. I am the kind of person who develops specific questions while i read and the one question i had was why did they not see each other in a while. At first I thought that maybe they had a falling out or did not get along. However, after reading the rest of the book, I felt that they seem to get along and Artie seemed very interested in Aladik. I feel that the relationship between Vladik and Artie did not change as the novel progressed because they never mentioned why they haven't seen each other in a while so it makes the story seem to just start out with them always seeing each other and talking about Vladik's life. Within the series of pictures on page 12, the story that is being told through that pictures is how bad Jews were treated by the Germans. I feel it is telling us that because on the one picture is zooms in on Vladik's arm which has numbers tattooed on it from the Holocaust. This picture is a very important piece to this story because it gives you a glance at how his life was and how the book is going to go. When looking at both the text and the pictures at the same time while reading, it gives the reader i better perspective on what the artist is trying to convey. When one is reading a sentence or a statement, one can take the wording in a completely different way that the author was trying to say. Having graphics to look at while you are reading , for the most part, eliminates this from happening.