His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the new york times bestseller list, establishing zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of australia. Hans and rosas children, trudy and hans junior, are briefly introduced. Hans hubermann had just completed rolling a cigarette, having licked the paper and joined it all up. Once a reluctant soldier during world war i, he is a house painter and accordionist. This immediately caused issues because his father was against hitler and all the nazis. Hans hubermann papa liesels foster father and husband of rosa, hans is a former german soldier during the first world war, accordion player, and painter. The rest of this section is a flashback to hans past. He isnt in the film but others tell hans he should join the party. Hans hubermann junior what trash is this girl reading. The rest of the book is spent explaining these subjects. Walter finds hans hubermann and asks if hans is willing to keep his promise to walters father. As a father figure to liesel, he represents paternal selfsacrifice and the wisdom of experience. The book thief characters from litcharts the creators of. The book thief who is hans hubermann jr hans hubermann jr.
Markus zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels, including the book thief and most recently, bridge of clay. The end of the world part ii summary and analysis part 10. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts. The book thief had struck for the first timethe beginning of an illustrious career. Several of the characters in the book thief are sent to the eastern front, including hans and rosa hubermanns son, hansi, and frau holtzapfels sons, michael and robert. Hans, the father, had actually painted over jewish storefronts and houses helping the jews cover up the awful slurs nazis and other germans had wrote.
The the book thief quotes below are all either spoken by hans hubermann or refer to hans hubermann. The few occasions when hans is strict or harsh with liesel. If liesel is the novels moral center, her foster father, hans, is its heart. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. However, he has a fallingout with his actual son, hans jr. Liesel stole books from a grave digger, a bonfire and the mayors wife, ilsa herman. Death also informs that hans isnt a nazi, unlike his son and most of the german men. Hans hubermann is the father figure that is presented in the novel the book thief.
We meet hans junior and soon after learn of the tension he has created in the hubermann household. Terms in this set 29 how did hans hubermanns christmas gift to liesel reveal the depth of his feelings for her. Character profile for hans hubermann from the book thief. He has a good relationship with liesel, helping her learn how to read and treating her better than her foster mother. The mayor and his wife, ilsa dont use rosas laundry anymore because they are trying to show they want to save money. He is the one person who liesel loved the most, he treats her like his own child and teaches her many things about life.
The book thief makes her first move at the burial site of werner, liesel finds a book on the ground, the grave diggers handbook. The book thief part 1part 2 the other side of sandpaper. Hans hubermann has appeared in the following books. He and hans had an argument about this matter, which. Hans and his wife rose take in liesel as their own after the death of her mother and brother. Hans hubermann, his heart, and innocence the book thief. Hans junior then calls his father a coward for doing nothing while a whole nation cleans out the garbage and makes itself great and storms out.
On christmas 1939, the first christmas liesel meminger spends with the hubermanns, he has a fight with his father about his fathers failure to obtain membership in the nazi party. She is 9 years old at the beginning of the story, when after the death of her brother she is taken in by the hubermann family. Hans junior views his fathers lack of action in the fuhrers cause as cowardice, suggesting that ethnic cleansing represents an act of patriotism. Hardworking, intelligent even with her inability to read at the beginning of the story, brave, bold character summary. However, hans brought the innocence out in both of these characters. In part two, we are introduced to hans junior and trudy, the hubermann children. What qualities did rosa hubermann demonstrate after maxs arrival. His words give hans the idea to use hitlers book to help max reach himmel street in safety. Hans junior was a member of the nazi party and was angry, because his father was not a member. Hans hubermann is more than just a man who takes risks, he is also a man shimmering with courage, throughout this entire book within the book thief, hans is bursting with courageous acts, he has the power to go against what society deems is right, he has the will to do what no one else can do, and the courage to act upon his will. Hans and rosa hubermanns son short history of hans hubermann vs his son. When they were teenagers, walter and max would fistfight one another. He asks hans if he still plays the accordion, and hans says yes. The book thief went and changed into her hitler youth uniform, and half an hour later, they left, walking to the bdm headquarters.
The book thief part 1part 2 the other side of sandpaper book of fire summary the book thief by markus zusak part 1part 2 the other side of sandpaper book of fire summary and analysis. Liesel removes the book from beneath her shirt before she and hans reach home. Liesel is the book thief referred to in the title because liesel is fascinated by the power of words. At the beginning of the story, liesel was nine years old almost ten. In 1938, he and rosa took in liesel, and her brother, but he died on the train to the house. Hans hubermann teaches liesel how to roll cigaretts, and he smokes them a lot there are no cigaretts the diary in which liesel writes her story was given to her by the mayors wife.
Hans hubermann junior hans junior is the son of hans and rosa. He never actually did anything that would come across unkind or unethical throughout the entire novel while his wife, rosa, would constantly swear and yell and liesel would constantly go out and steal. She gets two books faust the dog and the lighthouse, the latter written by a woman. Character list and analysis minor characters the book thief. However, this ordinary act that he is forced to display is to keep his family from danger and suspicion of the nazi. Liesel character since the beginning of time, people have used bravery to continue fighting in order to overcome the hardest things in life. Erik saves hans s life by nominating hans as the soldier with the best handwriting, which allows hans to help write letters while the rest of the men fight. Hans hubermann to the rest of the world, hans hubermann is a ordinary man trying to make ends meet for the family during this difficult period of time. He is telling us here the book is about liesel, her books, hans, erik and their shared accordion, the nazis, max eriks son, and the books liesel steals.
He says that he wont tell and that they can read it together during their lessons. Hans junior worked in the center of munich, and trudy held a job as a housemaid and child minder. The store owner declined but hans told him he would come back and paint the door the next day. Differences between the book thief book vs movie page 1. In world war i, hans befriends a jew named erik vandenburg who teaches hans how to play the accordion. His disgust with his fathers lack of allegiance to the party causes him to stop talking to him. Differences between the book thief book vs movie page 3.
In part three of the book thief, death narrates how liesel and the mayors wife, who gets her clothes washed and ironed by rosa, strike up a bond over books. In a book it usually appears at the end of a chapter to encourage the reader to continue on in the book. From there, the children would be taken to the town square in their groups. However, protecting the garbage, as hans does, stands as the truly courageous act. Teach your students to analyze literature like litcharts does. The book thief revision notes notes english leaving.
The accordionist the secret life of hans hubermann summary. The book thief cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. During the visit of hans junior and trudy, hans junior becomes frustrated, and leaves the house. Hans hubermann held his hand out and presented a piece of bread hans will do anything for others, and this quote shows his selfless nature. Who is hans hubermann jr the book thief questions q. Hans junior is a big supporter of the nazis and is one himself, and hans senior is a strong hater of the nazis. Why did hans junior accuse his father of cowardice. The book thief part four summary and analysis gradesaver.
Instant downloads of all 1296 litchart pdfs including the book thief. The accordionist the secret life of hans hubermann hans hubermann has a secret life. He is a painter who doesnt agree with the acts of the nazi party, but applies for membership to keep up the. Hans hubermanns expression is being compared to a window with the shades pulled down. Max boarded a train to seek the help of hans hubermann. Hanss son hans junior speaks these words to him when visiting on hitlers birthday. In the opinion of hans junior, his father was part of an old, decrepit germany one that allowed everyone else to take it for the proverbial ride while its own people suffered. Hans and hans junior looked so similar, but once one got to know them the differences began. After hans applies to join the nazi party, he sees jewish filth written on a jewish store owners door, and he offers to paint over it.
At this age, liesel was unfortunately separated from her family, her father and brother died and her mother was most likely brought to a concentration camp. Hans hubermann was a pure character throughout the book thief. The accordionist the secret life of hans hubermann max is standing in the hubermanns kitchen. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He is a very tall man who walks upright, plays the accordion, and has silver eyes. The character of hans hubermann in the book thief from.
Later, he goes to the nazi party office to ask about his application. The book thief 20 geoffrey rush as hans hubermann imdb. The book thief has struck for the first time the beginning of an illustrious career. Although the war wouldnt end in europe until 1944, liesels story ends in october of 1943, with the allied bombing of munich and stuttgart and the fictional town of. Trudy hubermann and hans junior by poss harrison on prezi.
Hans was a mediocre 22yearold soldier fighting in france in world war i. Generous, kind, and patient, hans is immediately sympathetic, and remains that way to the end. Hans junior accuses his father of being disloyal to germany and asks why liesel isnt reading hitlers book mein kampf. Hans was my second favorite character out of this while book, because hes someone to aspire to be. For liesel, the main character in the book thief by markus zusak, the answer to both of those questions is hans hubermann, her foster father. In markus zusaks book, the book thief, liesel has to face many obstacles in order to see that she just needs to be brave and keep fighting through the emotional pain.
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