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The Book Theif - Part Five

A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)
A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

The Gamblers (A Seven-Sided Die)

-On the fourth side of the die, we are introduced to Max's fantasies about boxing Hitler. -What do you make of these dreams? Why doesn't Max imagine himself triumphing over Hitler? Why does he tell Liesel that he wins?
-Do you find anything ironic or significant about Max's plans to write a book called The Word Shaker on the pages of Mein Kampf?

The Losers

-In this section, the apple-stealing gang gets back together, minus their former leader, Arthur Berg. His replacement is a rich boy named Viktor who has it all but wants more. -What is Viktor's motivation? Is it simple greed, or does it have something to do with Hitler, as he argues?
-A synecdoche (as in New York, for those who have seen the movie) is a linguistic term meaning "a part is used to refer to the whole." In other words, a small group, event, or situation is used to represent a much larger group, event, or situation. -Is there any evidence that this gang of theives is a synecdoche? If so, what would it represent?

Sketches

-Simple question for this one. -What do you make of Max's drawings?

The Whistler and the Shoes

-In this section, we see Liesel "truly [become] the book theif" after she steals The Whistler from the mayor's house. -Why did Liesel steal the book? Was it just to get back at the mayor's wife for firing her mother, or for some other reason?

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.