Part 10 Chapters 1-8
The first chapter of part ten was about the day Himmel Street was bombed, leaving no one alive but Liesel. Although the time for this scene was still in later times, the narrator explained the scene, as "to soften the blow for later, or to better prepare myself for the telling." The sky was dripping, like a tap that was turned off by a child, and so hasn't quite managed to. The narrator stood outside Frau Diller's, and above, he heard the tin-can planes. Then, the bombs dropped out. The narrator says that no one would want to bomb Himmel Street, not a place named after heaven, or would they? Everyone, Rudy, Rosa, Hans, Frau Holtzapfel, Frau Diller, Tommy, all slept, and all died except for Liesel. She had been in the basement, reading through the story of her own life, checking for mistakes. Hours later when the LSE heard something beneath, they rushed to the basement of the Hubermanns. Liesel was hammering a paint can with a pencil. They dug the blocks of cement and roof tiles, an accordion case, and finally, they found a girl. The men asked Liesel how she knew the raids were coming, as the sirens were too late this time, but her reply was, "Papa!" Earlier though, the narrator had already taken the soul out from Hans and Rosa, explaining that their souls were both soft.
The second chapter talks about an event that took place on July 24th. On Hans' third night home, he played the accordion in the kitchen, and there were soup, jokes, and a laugh of a fourteen-year-old girl. After a week, Hans returned to his service, traveling into the city to one of the army offices. There was a good supply there, of cigarettes and food. He would often bring home some cookies or extra jam too. In the heart of summer, Molching was delivered a sign of things to come; first the bobbing head of a soldier and a ragged chain of clinking Jews. Again, Liesel searched for Max, and thankfully, he wasn't there. This time. Time passed by, and it was July 24th, the day of the event. It was 6:03 Am, and Micheal Holtzapfel jumped off a chair. His motive was the guilt for wanting to live. His body hung from one of the rafters in a laundry up near Frau Diller's. Liesel wrote that sometimes, she almost told him about her own brother, but there seemed to be a big difference with a long-distance cough and two obligated legs. The note he left was for his mother, apologizing for his action, and telling her that he loves her. According to Liesel, Frau Holtzapfel hugged the body for nearly an hour and was accompanied by Hans that day.
The third chapter talked about the burial of Micheal. It took place on July 27th, 1943, and Liesel read next to his grave. That same afternoon, she read The Dream Carrier for Frau Holtzapfel too. It also talked about the camps, and that most of them were spread throughout Europe, but there were some that existed in Germany itself. In the camps, people were still made to work and walk. Max Vandenburg was one such Jew.
The fourth chapter was about Max and Liesel's reunion. It was a warm afternoon in August, and Jews were being marched through the outskirts of Munich, again. She looked through the walking Jews for a man with hair like twigs, swampy eyes, and a kindling beard. There were so many of them, but soon, she found him. She called his name, and louder the second time until he heard her. Liesel entered the tide of Jews and grabbed hold of his hand. Max's first words were about how much she has grown. There was intense sadness in his eyes, and he explained that he got caught a few months ago, on his way to Stuttgart. He told her she should let go of him, and even tried to push her away, but Liesel was too strong for him, especially for his starving arms. However, soon they were found by a soldier and he separated the two, throwing Liesel when she wouldn't stay away. This time, she approached him from the back, and Liesel now told him the opening sentences to The Standover Man, and The Word Shaker, stories of which Max had written for her. He was standing still while the others swerved morosely around him. She was now asking him if she took the seed from his cheek, and he answered saying yes, kissing her plan. (A scene from The Word Shaker.) He cried as the soldiers came and whipped him, and soon, she was too. Rudy rushed to her from the crowd and told her to get out, but she would not. When he stood her up, she continued running for Max until Rudy held her down.
The fifth chapter was about how the news was delivered to the Hubermanns, and on Max's confession to Rudy. When the Jews were gone, Liesel started walking towards the train station. There, she waited for Hans. Rudy stayed with her for the first twenty minutes, but since it was a good half-day until Hans' arrival, Rudy went back to Himmel Street and called for Rosa. On the way back to the station, he explained to Rosa about what happened to Liesel earlier with a Jewish man. Rosa knew who he was talking about, and when she reached the station, she convinced her to sit down, and they waited together. When the news was delivered to Hans, he dropped his bag, kicking the air, and that night, none of them ate. For three days, Liesel stayed in bed. Every morning and afternoon, Rudy knocked on the door and asked if she was still sick. On the fourth day, however, she was ready to tell Rudy about everything, and so they headed to the trees together, where they'd distributed the bread the previous year. Rudy promised him not to tell anyone about it, and she started explaining, taking approximately three-quarters of an hour. Rudy understood why Liesel had gone near the Jews to take a closer look that day. Liesel pulled out The Word Shaker from her bag, and showed him one of the pages, of which had a drawing of a boy with three gold medals around his neck, next to the words of "Hair the color of lemons."
The sixth chapter was about Isla Hermann and Liesel. It was a hot day in mid-August, and she was heading to Isla Hermann's house, and when so, she was thinking of a phrase from The Last Human Stranger. "The sun stirs the earth. Around and around, it stirs us, like stew." She decided there was a word missing from her quote. The world is an ugly stew. When she entered the library from the window, she slid a book from the shelf and sat with it on the floor. She had experienced so much trauma and pain now, that she wished there were no such thing as words. Her brother, Max, and the pilot had to go through such things because the Fuhrer was shouting his words and passing them around. She was done hoping for Max and Alex Steiner that they are alive and safe because the world did not deserve them, she thought. She ripped a page from the book and ripped it in half. She did so until there was nothing but scraps of words littered between her legs and all around her. She then walked to the library door, and opened it, calling out the name of Isla Hermann. After calling her name two times, she decided to leave a letter on the table and left. It included her apology for ruining her book, and the explanation of why she did it, to go with it. She also explained that to punish herself, she will not visit the library again, and lastly, she thanked her for everything. Three days later, Isla was at Liesel's door. She was wearing a yellow sundress, and that was the first time Liesel noticed that she had porcelain legs. She complimented her writing skill of the letter, and soon, they were sitting at the kitchen table, not talking much but sharing some coffee and bread with jam. Rosa was at Frau Holtzapfels during this time. Isla gave Liesel a book, the cover matted. She also advised Liesel to not punish herself, like Isla does. Liesel promised her that she will show it to her if she writes something and finishes it. that night, Liesel crept down to the basement and started writing into her book.
The seventh chapter was about Liesel's writing progress. From the day she received the book from Isla, she managed to write around ten pages a day. The first night, she was able to complete eleven, and on the first page, it started with the explanation of the day her brother died on the train. Then, about the first book she stole The Grave Digger's Handbook. Soon, she was on page 42, and it explained how he played the accordion for her that night. It also said that Hans himself was like an accordion, as "when he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes." After ten nights of writing, Molching was bombed again, and she was reading in the Fiedlers basement again. Page 175 was about when Rudy jumped into the Amper River to save one of Liesel's books last December, along with a kiss to go with it. By the next raid on October 2, she was finished, with only a few dozen pages remaining in the book. There were ten parts in total, all of which were given a title of books, or stories, and they also described how each affected her life. The last line of The Book Theif was, "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."
The eighth chapter was about the night Himmel Street was bombed intensively, leaving many of Liesel's loved ones dead. Munich, Ellenburg, Johannson, Himmel, the main street, and three more, were all gone in such a short amount of time. The sirens were too late, as the raids were feigned in Munich, in order to strike at Stuttgart. First, Tommy Muller's apartment block was hit by a bomb. He collected his, his sister Kristina's, and his mother's soul. At 31 Himmel Street, the narrator collected Frau Holtzapfel's soul, which asked him what took him so long. At the Steiners, he ran through Barbara's lovely combed hair, took the serious look from Kurt's serious face, and one by one, he picked it up. Rudy lay in bed with one of his sisters, and he seemed to have been kicked or muscled away, as he was on the very edge of the bed. Watching the contents of Rudy's soul, he saw a black-painted boy calling the name of Jesse Owens as he ran, himself in an icy cold river chasing a book, and the imagination of how a kiss from his next-door neighbor would taste like. Lastly, he picked up Hans' and Rosa's soul. He explained that she had a big heart, bigger than the majority of people thought. She had an instrument strapped to her body in the long-moon slit night, and she was a Jew feeder too. Hans' soul sat up as the narrator approached. He explained those souls are the best ones, the ones who rise up and say, "I know you are here and I am ready. Not that I want to go, but I will come."The narrator noticed the LSE shouting and laughing up Himmel Street. The sky was red and turning, with When Liesel was pulled out from inside the rubble, and when her eyes opened, she didn't recognize the place at all, even though she was technically on 33 Himmel Street. She spoke to the LSE, saying we have to get Hans and Rosa, but she was carried away by them. She told the men to give her the accordion, and so she walked on her own, holding the accordion. The first body her eyes caught were the ones of Frau Holtzapfel, they were scissored on the ground. Soon, it was Rudy. She called his name many times, but he would not answer. She kissed him two times on the lips, and left, and did not say goodbye. The next discovery was the bodies of mama and papa. She couldn't believe it at first, and soon, she was next in between the two bodies, first talking to Rosa, and next, to Hans. To Rosa, she talked about the first day Liesel arrived on Himmel Street, and to Hans, she laid the accordion next to his body. According to the narrator, he picked up the accordion, and stood up, and played for her. She kissed his shoulder, and the book thief wept until she was gently taken away. Later, they remembered the accordion but not about the book. The book was later thrown in a garbage truck until the narrator quickly climbed up and took it. He explains he knows the girl's story, from reading her book.
The second chapter talks about an event that took place on July 24th. On Hans' third night home, he played the accordion in the kitchen, and there were soup, jokes, and a laugh of a fourteen-year-old girl. After a week, Hans returned to his service, traveling into the city to one of the army offices. There was a good supply there, of cigarettes and food. He would often bring home some cookies or extra jam too. In the heart of summer, Molching was delivered a sign of things to come; first the bobbing head of a soldier and a ragged chain of clinking Jews. Again, Liesel searched for Max, and thankfully, he wasn't there. This time. Time passed by, and it was July 24th, the day of the event. It was 6:03 Am, and Micheal Holtzapfel jumped off a chair. His motive was the guilt for wanting to live. His body hung from one of the rafters in a laundry up near Frau Diller's. Liesel wrote that sometimes, she almost told him about her own brother, but there seemed to be a big difference with a long-distance cough and two obligated legs. The note he left was for his mother, apologizing for his action, and telling her that he loves her. According to Liesel, Frau Holtzapfel hugged the body for nearly an hour and was accompanied by Hans that day.
The third chapter talked about the burial of Micheal. It took place on July 27th, 1943, and Liesel read next to his grave. That same afternoon, she read The Dream Carrier for Frau Holtzapfel too. It also talked about the camps, and that most of them were spread throughout Europe, but there were some that existed in Germany itself. In the camps, people were still made to work and walk. Max Vandenburg was one such Jew.
The fourth chapter was about Max and Liesel's reunion. It was a warm afternoon in August, and Jews were being marched through the outskirts of Munich, again. She looked through the walking Jews for a man with hair like twigs, swampy eyes, and a kindling beard. There were so many of them, but soon, she found him. She called his name, and louder the second time until he heard her. Liesel entered the tide of Jews and grabbed hold of his hand. Max's first words were about how much she has grown. There was intense sadness in his eyes, and he explained that he got caught a few months ago, on his way to Stuttgart. He told her she should let go of him, and even tried to push her away, but Liesel was too strong for him, especially for his starving arms. However, soon they were found by a soldier and he separated the two, throwing Liesel when she wouldn't stay away. This time, she approached him from the back, and Liesel now told him the opening sentences to The Standover Man, and The Word Shaker, stories of which Max had written for her. He was standing still while the others swerved morosely around him. She was now asking him if she took the seed from his cheek, and he answered saying yes, kissing her plan. (A scene from The Word Shaker.) He cried as the soldiers came and whipped him, and soon, she was too. Rudy rushed to her from the crowd and told her to get out, but she would not. When he stood her up, she continued running for Max until Rudy held her down.
The fifth chapter was about how the news was delivered to the Hubermanns, and on Max's confession to Rudy. When the Jews were gone, Liesel started walking towards the train station. There, she waited for Hans. Rudy stayed with her for the first twenty minutes, but since it was a good half-day until Hans' arrival, Rudy went back to Himmel Street and called for Rosa. On the way back to the station, he explained to Rosa about what happened to Liesel earlier with a Jewish man. Rosa knew who he was talking about, and when she reached the station, she convinced her to sit down, and they waited together. When the news was delivered to Hans, he dropped his bag, kicking the air, and that night, none of them ate. For three days, Liesel stayed in bed. Every morning and afternoon, Rudy knocked on the door and asked if she was still sick. On the fourth day, however, she was ready to tell Rudy about everything, and so they headed to the trees together, where they'd distributed the bread the previous year. Rudy promised him not to tell anyone about it, and she started explaining, taking approximately three-quarters of an hour. Rudy understood why Liesel had gone near the Jews to take a closer look that day. Liesel pulled out The Word Shaker from her bag, and showed him one of the pages, of which had a drawing of a boy with three gold medals around his neck, next to the words of "Hair the color of lemons."
The sixth chapter was about Isla Hermann and Liesel. It was a hot day in mid-August, and she was heading to Isla Hermann's house, and when so, she was thinking of a phrase from The Last Human Stranger. "The sun stirs the earth. Around and around, it stirs us, like stew." She decided there was a word missing from her quote. The world is an ugly stew. When she entered the library from the window, she slid a book from the shelf and sat with it on the floor. She had experienced so much trauma and pain now, that she wished there were no such thing as words. Her brother, Max, and the pilot had to go through such things because the Fuhrer was shouting his words and passing them around. She was done hoping for Max and Alex Steiner that they are alive and safe because the world did not deserve them, she thought. She ripped a page from the book and ripped it in half. She did so until there was nothing but scraps of words littered between her legs and all around her. She then walked to the library door, and opened it, calling out the name of Isla Hermann. After calling her name two times, she decided to leave a letter on the table and left. It included her apology for ruining her book, and the explanation of why she did it, to go with it. She also explained that to punish herself, she will not visit the library again, and lastly, she thanked her for everything. Three days later, Isla was at Liesel's door. She was wearing a yellow sundress, and that was the first time Liesel noticed that she had porcelain legs. She complimented her writing skill of the letter, and soon, they were sitting at the kitchen table, not talking much but sharing some coffee and bread with jam. Rosa was at Frau Holtzapfels during this time. Isla gave Liesel a book, the cover matted. She also advised Liesel to not punish herself, like Isla does. Liesel promised her that she will show it to her if she writes something and finishes it. that night, Liesel crept down to the basement and started writing into her book.
The seventh chapter was about Liesel's writing progress. From the day she received the book from Isla, she managed to write around ten pages a day. The first night, she was able to complete eleven, and on the first page, it started with the explanation of the day her brother died on the train. Then, about the first book she stole The Grave Digger's Handbook. Soon, she was on page 42, and it explained how he played the accordion for her that night. It also said that Hans himself was like an accordion, as "when he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes." After ten nights of writing, Molching was bombed again, and she was reading in the Fiedlers basement again. Page 175 was about when Rudy jumped into the Amper River to save one of Liesel's books last December, along with a kiss to go with it. By the next raid on October 2, she was finished, with only a few dozen pages remaining in the book. There were ten parts in total, all of which were given a title of books, or stories, and they also described how each affected her life. The last line of The Book Theif was, "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right."
The eighth chapter was about the night Himmel Street was bombed intensively, leaving many of Liesel's loved ones dead. Munich, Ellenburg, Johannson, Himmel, the main street, and three more, were all gone in such a short amount of time. The sirens were too late, as the raids were feigned in Munich, in order to strike at Stuttgart. First, Tommy Muller's apartment block was hit by a bomb. He collected his, his sister Kristina's, and his mother's soul. At 31 Himmel Street, the narrator collected Frau Holtzapfel's soul, which asked him what took him so long. At the Steiners, he ran through Barbara's lovely combed hair, took the serious look from Kurt's serious face, and one by one, he picked it up. Rudy lay in bed with one of his sisters, and he seemed to have been kicked or muscled away, as he was on the very edge of the bed. Watching the contents of Rudy's soul, he saw a black-painted boy calling the name of Jesse Owens as he ran, himself in an icy cold river chasing a book, and the imagination of how a kiss from his next-door neighbor would taste like. Lastly, he picked up Hans' and Rosa's soul. He explained that she had a big heart, bigger than the majority of people thought. She had an instrument strapped to her body in the long-moon slit night, and she was a Jew feeder too. Hans' soul sat up as the narrator approached. He explained those souls are the best ones, the ones who rise up and say, "I know you are here and I am ready. Not that I want to go, but I will come."The narrator noticed the LSE shouting and laughing up Himmel Street. The sky was red and turning, with When Liesel was pulled out from inside the rubble, and when her eyes opened, she didn't recognize the place at all, even though she was technically on 33 Himmel Street. She spoke to the LSE, saying we have to get Hans and Rosa, but she was carried away by them. She told the men to give her the accordion, and so she walked on her own, holding the accordion. The first body her eyes caught were the ones of Frau Holtzapfel, they were scissored on the ground. Soon, it was Rudy. She called his name many times, but he would not answer. She kissed him two times on the lips, and left, and did not say goodbye. The next discovery was the bodies of mama and papa. She couldn't believe it at first, and soon, she was next in between the two bodies, first talking to Rosa, and next, to Hans. To Rosa, she talked about the first day Liesel arrived on Himmel Street, and to Hans, she laid the accordion next to his body. According to the narrator, he picked up the accordion, and stood up, and played for her. She kissed his shoulder, and the book thief wept until she was gently taken away. Later, they remembered the accordion but not about the book. The book was later thrown in a garbage truck until the narrator quickly climbed up and took it. He explains he knows the girl's story, from reading her book.
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