The Book Thief Comparison

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The Book Thief takes place during the World War II era, in Munich, Germany. The Book Thief shows what it was like for the Germans during World War II. This book shows what they also went through during this awful time. The Help takes place in 1960’s, where segregation was a prominent thing in Jackson, Mississippi. The Help puts a twist on what it was like to live in the 1960’s. The twist was that it was being told by the maids of Jackson, Mississippi. Liesel and Skeeter are more alike than what would usually meet the eye. There is the obvious on why they are the same, they both stand up for what they believe in. Lisel and Skeeter both cared for people when they weren’t supposed to. Nither one of them could care less about boys, all they wanted to do was learn new things. The biggest thing these girl had in common was they both loved to write. I think if these characters would of met they would of been good friends because of how similar they are to each other.
Lisel and Skeeter do have a lot in common but they do also have their differences. They both grew up completely different, Skeeter came from money and Lisel did not. Lisel is more of a people person and Skeeter was not. Skeeter was …show more content…

I think they would learn more about what these women went through everyday just to be able to go home and pay the bills. People would learn that some people were very supportive of their maids, and some were not. If The Book Thief was the only last document of the World War II era, I think we would learn a lot. It shows a lot of what was going on for the normal people of Germany. Everyone had to own Hitler’s book otherwise people would question your support of him. People would learn that there was a lot more going on that doesn’t always get talked about. When World War II gets talked about it’s usually about the Jews, but this story shows a different side of

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