Entry Three: The Book Thief

 “You could argue that Liesel Meminger had it easy. She did have it easy compared to Max Vandenburg. Certainly, her brother had practically died in her arms. Her mother abandoned her. But anything was better than being a Jew,” (Part 3, page 161, Zusak).

Throughout the book readers are pulled in by the terrible situations the characters are put into.This quote shows that no matter how bad it got for Liesel it was a lot harder for many other people during this time. Personally, I believe that when people hear stories of loss or of unhappy times they are likely to be pulled in and more interested than hearing a story about someone who has a perfect life. So by making it clear through the words chosen that this character had gone through a lot it makes the readers feel more emotional towards the character which will then hook them even farther.Max had it a lot harder since he was a Jew compared to Liesel even though her brother died and her mother abandoned her.  Liesel did lose her family but many others lost everything including their friends, family, faith, belongings, food and normal life.  This quote is also shows that Max is having a harder time because he just escaped Stuttgart which is his home town and made it to Molching where he stayed with the Hubermanns and Liesel. Also Max has to decide whether he will stay alive and live with the Hubermanns or stay at the Hubermanns and keep them in danger of being caught with him.