Friday, March 20, 2009

More in depth thoughts

I related all the pictures in this slide show to my book. In previous blog post I might not have mentioned some of the stuff that i will delve into from the pictures.
Picture of Hitler- He has set the tone for the entire novel. Living in Nazi Germany affect the characters in many ways. Hitler was the reason why Max Vandeburg wanted to live. His goal of killing Hitler, which he dreams about daily. This goes into the other picture which was of a dream (not in order). Picture of Dream- I think this picture has a lot of meaning in the story. In the beginning of the book we see the use of dreams with Liesel and dreaming about her brothers death. Which brought her closer to her father because he would stay up and help her ease back into sleep. We see the use of dream kind of recurring as Max walks into the picture. Max always dreams about fighting the Fuhrer and killing him, which first brings Liesel and him together. Picture of Pea Soup- This was just a kind of tidbit of information, and just describing the kind of poverty they live in. Every night all they have to eat is Pea Soup and if there lucky some potatoes. Picture of Grave- Death has played a Huge role in the story as well. A lot of the characters make there decisions in fear of death or because death has touched them in some way. For example, Liesel is guided by her dead brother when she needs help or motivation at times. I think death can relate to a growing theme of, Losing a loved one influenced your decisions and choices you take. Picture of Soccer- This was just anther bit of information. She first met Rudy in a pickup game of soccer with neighborhood friends. Picture of Accordion- This has had a lot of meaning to Hans Hubermann (Lisels foster dad). He learned while in the army and has brought great joy to all of his town with his talented musical paintings. And has been as symbol of calmness in Liesels life. Picture of Death- Death is the narrator of the story. This came across very interesting to me and was shocking. He gives his insight into a lot of situations, also he synthesizes with Liesel and her foster family a lot. This aspect of the book made it very interesting for me as the reader. Picture of Jesse Owens- This picture relates to Rudy in particular. It his role model and makes a lot of choices based on if he were Jesse Owens. This is Rudy's motivation much likes Liesels motivation from her dead brother. Picture of Apple Tree- The picture of the apple tree represents the first time they stole something other then books. I think it set the stones in motion for them to making thievery a more daily action. And it also relieved them of a lot of hunger, bringing some cheerfulness in there life. Picture of Books and Library Thief- This two pictures go hand and hand. They go along with Liesels actions. Her lust for a good education. A lot of the book centered around the moments that she steals, and everything that courses through her mind. Books are one of the only forms of education she gets, school is centered around the Nazi party.

Hoped you enjoyed slide show, more to come.


4 comments:

  1. I really enjoyed your post this week. I loved your animoto and i thought it really grasped you book well. I can understand each picture and what they mean. But I have a brief question it may not even need an answer... What does the music stand for?

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  2. This post is very well thought out and it explains the story very well, The Animoto seems to correspond directly with what you have written in your post, is that correct?

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  3. Was there any particular order you went in for the pictures or were they just random?

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  4. Allan the animoto did correspond with my post, but went a little bit more into depth to some of them. In the animoto I went in the order of events for the most part.

    To Ben, it was just calmness with her fathers accordian.

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