Introduction and Comparing/Contrasting

Flowers For Algernon 

    It began with me reading the short Flower For Algernon that made me want to read the whole story. The story talks about a mentally challenged man who wants to be smart. He has an operation, that has never been done before to make him smarter. The operation works but only temporally. As soon has he got extremely smart he began to get loss his smartness. At the end he has no choice but to go to a place for the mentally challenged. 
    The actual story goes more in depth than the short story. The book was duller than the short story. I think the book a little to in depth  and it doesn't catch your attention like the short story. The good thing about this book is you can see how disable people feel and why you should make fun of them and take advantage of them.

    

Comparing And Contrasting

    This book can rightfully be compared to Frankenstein. Both Frankenstein and Flowers For Algernon use Adam and Eve to describe both unique situations. Another comparison is how both books show you should not take God's place in the world an if you do there will be in consequences. Also another thing is both Charlie and Frankenstein realize that family and friends are very important. A contrast is that Charlie's knowledge didn't last that long. Another contrast is Frankenstein and his family are closer than Charlie and his family. 

Describing the end

    The End

    At the end of the book everyone dies except Liesel because of a surprise bomb attack. It is very sorrowful moment reading about how Liesel found her friends and family. Liesel survived only because she was in her basement proof reading her journal. She named her journal The Book Thief. Liesel was adopted by the Mayor and his wife. She lives a long life and has multiple kid and gran kids. The end of this book is very believable, especially since The Book Thief takes place during World War II.

Setting And If I was in the Same Situation

Setting

    The Book Thief takes place in Molching,Germany. Molching is a small town near Munich, Germany. Most people in this town are poor and struggle to feed their family. But if the story was set in a different place besides Germany, it would be more peaceful and less terrorizing. Since it is during World War II, they go through a lot more than most people in other countries. 

If I Was in the Same Situation

    If I was in the same position as Liesel I would steal food to help out at home. I would also see if I can find work to help bring in money. Another thing I would do is keep going to the Mayor's library and bring books home for Max. And I would try to make friends with everyone, so they do not expect a Jew is in my basement.  

Inference

Inference

     One inference I made in The Book Thief  is Liesel is going to write a novel of what her life was like during World War II.  Death makes statements about what Liesel is going to write in her book. Death also points out how Liesel struggled with reading and writing as a young child and how she became better. Another reason I infer this is because Death foreshadows that Liesel is going to begin writing in her basement.  The last reason of why I think Liesel is going to write a book is because Death keeps bringing up how Liesel loves to read and write. For example it saids she writes words on her basement wall and she helps Max with writing books.It also must be very important if Death keeps talking about it. 

How the Author Persuades

How the Author Persuades 

    The author uses Death to persuade us into reading more. Death, the narrator foreshadows and tells us what is going to happen in the future, but he doesn't give the whole story of how it happens. This makes the reader more excited to read further. Death also brings humor and a better understanding of why the characters do what they do. Which persuades us to know more about the characters.

Tone and My Letter to the Author

Tone

    The tone of The Book Thief is very bittersweet. It is both cheerful and depressing. In the book it says "The excitement stood up in her. Visions of a ten-year-old reading genius set alight." This quote explains how happy and cheerful Liesel was when she first started to read. Also in the book it states "The situation of Hans and Rosa Hubermann...Very sticky indeed. In fact, rightfully sticky." This quote explains when Max just started hiding in the Hubermann's house. This is one of the scary and more depressing side of the story. Both quotes show how bittersweet the book is. 

My Letter to Markus Zusak 

Dear Markus Zusak, 

    First let me start off an say that The Book Thief is  one of my favorite books. It show both the depressing and happy time off World War II through the eyes of Death as he watches the life of Liesel. The way you tell the book makes me think of World War II in another prospective.  This book is helping me realize that not all Germans supported the Nazis and some Germans even tried to help the Jews. You don't hear a lot of stories like this. You actually inspired me to read more about World War II. Thank you for opening my eyes a lot more.

Sincerely, 

                                Aniya Whitfield

Introduction and Plot

Introduction

It all started with a book on a desk.  The book was The Book Thief. The Book Thief is creatively written by Markus Zusak. Since it is told in Death's point of view you get an unusual viewing of the main character, Liesel and the time period in which the book takes place. This book takes place near the city of Munich, Germany during World War II.

The Plot

The plot of The Book Thief is about the struggle of a little girl named Liesel who loves to read. Her adoptive parents don't have enough money to buy her a lot of books, so this causes Liesel to steal books from a bonfire and a graveyard. Also it is about the struggle of hiding a Jew, named Max during World War II.