Çelikkan, Ekin (2015) How does Death in Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” effectively reveal Liesel’s character through his own reflection? Other thesis, TED Ankara Koleji.
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Abstract
“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak is a novel narrating the story of a young girl while depicting the Nazi Germany. Even though its context has been the subject of many literary works, The Book Thief is recognizably different from all those. The major reason is its impressive choice of narrator, Death. Secondly, The Book Thief carves up a character who has several special and distinctive characteristic features. This extended essay explores the character development of the protagonist through the narration of Death in regard to the research question: How does Death in Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” effectively reveal Liesel’s character through his own reflection? The question is divided mainly in three sections. Since Death is an unusual and intriguing element of the novel, the first section investigates the impact it has on the structure of the novel, the contributions it makes which wouldn’t be possible if the narrator wasn’t that versed about humankind. Death’s perspective towards Liesel and humanity, related to his character is also explored. As a transition section, her encounter with death is taken into account, since those incidents build up the relationship between Death and her. Those incidents are also important in revealing hints about both of their characters. In the third section, Liesel’s character development is analyzed in detailed way. More importantly, the way Death reflects this character development is explored. In conclusion, it is validated that Liesel has transformed from an abandoned, weak child to a teenager who is surrounded by her loved ones, just like her attitude towards the concept of death changes over time. And with his effective techniques, such as intriguing metaphors; sudden facts, flashbacks and flash-forwards; and sympathetic tone, Death genuinely reflects that process.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | Supervisor’s Name: Nilgün Yücel, IB Notu: A |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Markus Zusak, The Book Thief |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
| Depositing User: | Kamil Çömlekçi |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2015 12:43 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Aug 2015 12:43 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/620 |
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