The Book Thief Blog #2- In response to Oedipus

I completely agree. The amazing imagery and descriptions used throughout the book gave it a much stronger meaning. If it was not for these, the book would just be another normal book about World War Two, and I probably would not have enjoyed it nearly as much as I did. One part in the book that I thought used great imagery was when Liesel entered the mayor's library for the first time. Phrases like"the two words stood among acres and acres of vacant, wooden-floored land. The books were miles away" and "She ran the back of her hand along the first shelf, listening to the shuffle of her fingernails gliding across the spinal cord of each book. It sounded like an instrument, or the notes of running feet" give the reader an understanding of not just what this room looked and felt like, but what it represented to Liesel. To her, it was a room of beauty and magic in such a dark and depressing world, and a kind of escape from everything. With all of the amazing imagery used, the reader can start to understand Liesel's love for the books and the library, what attracts her to it, and what brings her back to it again and again.