The Book Thief Part One

The Book Thief Part One

 First the colors.

 Then the humans.

 That’s usually how I see things.

 Or at least, how I try.

Colours

• Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me. I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see—the whole spectrum.

• People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it’s quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment. A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors. Waxy yellows, cloud-spat blues. Murky darknesses.

Open Ended

Close your eyes and think for a moment about colours and what things do they remind you of?

What comes to your mind when you think of yellow or which colour arises when you think of dusk and dawn?

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Multiple Choice

We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.

• very rarely

• unaware

• unexpectedly

Multiple Choice

I got a phone call from a long lost cousin out of the ______ last week.

• blue

• red

• yellow

• black

out of the blue

unexpectedly

Multiple Choice

Suzanne doesn't show her ____ colours when we have guests over.

• true

• red

• rainbow

true colours - real self

an innocent lie to protect another person's feelings - ?

Questions for discussion

• 1. Who is the narrator? " I could introduce myself properly, but it’s not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of variables. It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms. A color will be perched on my shoulder. I will carry you gently away."

• 2. What does Liesel pick up from her brother's gravesite?

• 3. . How does Liesel respond when she is brought to her foster family, the Hubermanns?

Questions for discussion

• 4. How does Liesel respond when she is brought to her foster family, the Hubermanns?

• 5. What makes Liesel's eyes "dangerous"?

• 6.  What does Hans do in the mornings to comfort and entertain Liesel?

• 7. Why is school in Molching painful for Liesel at first? 3

• 8. What astonishing thing does Rudy do at the Hubert Oval?

• 9. Who is Mr. Kaufmann?

Questions

• 10. What happens when Liesel stands before the class to read?

• 11. What appears to be the situation described in the chapter "Beside the Railway Line"?

• 12. Describe the setting the second time Death sees the book thief.

• 13. Why does Death describe the third time he sees the book thief as red?

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