“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.”
In this quote, Death (the narrator), shows pity for Liesel because all and all during Hitler's reign Jewish people lost so much more then even the horrors Liesel encountered. This context of the book will hook the reader because of its strange narration, foreshadowing extreme events and leaving the reader with "But anything was better than being a Jew".
During the novel the reader begins to read "Deaths" narration, you would learn he has feeling/emotions. Along with feelings, Death also brings dark humor to sad parts of the book and seems to not care about the life before you die, he cares more about what you think of the after-life as an "equalizer".
In the quote at the top of the post, there is foreshadowing of certain events surrounding Liesel's misfortunes. This is very interesting because it makes the reader want to know more.
Finally, the final part of the quote above; "But anything was better than being a Jew" as Death states, hooks the reader the same way as Liesel's misfortunes during life occurs. The quote appears as a statement but in my opinion is more like a question: How is it worse?
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