"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills," \- Chinese proverb. Other perspectives help impact a community by changing the way a group of people or a single pe…
The Book Thief
The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak is a novel that details the life of a young girl named Liesel amidst the times of World War 2. Similarly, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, originally a novel, then a…
Books are ordinarily narrated by the main character or an unnamed outsider but, The Book Theif, by Markus Zusak, is narrated by Death. Moreover, Death gives a whole new insight about the story, such a…
"If only he'd turned for one last look at his family as he left the apartments. Perhaps then the guilt would have not been so heavy." (p.193) That excerpt from Markus Zusak's The Book Thief talks abou…
"Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us." (Redford). Adept authors keep the reader interested and fascinated. They use subtle details, powerful diction, a…
"Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us." (Redford). Adept authors keep the reader interested and fascinated. They use subtle details, powerful diction, a…
Since the beginning of time, humankind has struggled with the eternal question; would you risk your life to save someone else? This debate has puzzled the moral world for centuries. Morals are extreme…
To survive through a war, people must rely on the loyalty and duty of others. People have to support each other and not falter in their loyalty to the people around them, because it is their duty to m…
Imagine thinking you lost everyone already in your life. Your mother, brother, and you have never even had a father figure. Then later in your life, you lose even more. All because of one person who t…
