The Role Of Emotion In The Book Thief

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Introduction: Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief is set in a time of misery and violence, with thousands suffering because of various reasons the readers are introduced to the story of a young girl whose life starts with insufferable difficulties and ends with it too. Throughout the novel we see many different personalities portrayed in characters who are all going through a difficult phase in their lives, we see how they deal with the obstacles thrown their way and how they control their emotions. Emotions are primarily a give away to a person's true thoughts and character, however, emotions can be hidden by a mask of false lies. People tend to conceal their emotions when it comes to unfortunate events, afraid to look weak most people live

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