In the book thief, a work of historical fiction, the setting is mostly the fictional town of molching, germany, during years that hitler was in power. Ilsa allows liesel to visit, read and steal books in her personal library. However, the rest of the setting pays close attention to the actual historical events in germany at the time it is set, which is during world war ii. The majority of the novel takes place in the fictional town of molching, germany, near munich, between 1939 and 1943. She and her mother continue their journey to a town called molching, where liesel will be raised by foster parents, hans and rosa hubermann.
There is also a train station in munich, through which liesel meminger and max vandenburg went to molching. The next time he saw her was when he came for a pilot who had crashed his plane. Start studying the book thief study guide parts 78. Most of the book thief takes place in the small, and fictional, town of molching, just outside of nonfictional munich. The book thief study guide parts 78 flashcards quizlet. Most of the book thief takes place in the small, and fictional, town of molching, just outside of nonfictional munich, germany.
Most of the story takes place during the tumultuous years of 19391942 under nazi rule in the fictional town of molching, germany. According to the novel molching was located close to munich, germany. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book thief begins with the introductory narration by death. Quotes tagged as thebookthief showing of 54 she leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and leisel kissed her best friend, rudy steiner, soft and true on his lips. 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 is a historical novel by australian author markus zusak and is his most popular. Munich is a city in germany and the capital of bavaria. The narrative starts on a train in january 1939 travelling to the fictional town of molching, germany. In 1941, residents of molching could hear british bombing in munich. Himmel street is located in the fictional town of molching, germany. Molching is on the way to the concentration camp dachau which the novel does not enter.
Liesel meminger was adopted by rosa hubermann and hans. Molching map the book thief by spencer roth on prezi next. The hubermanns house is located at 33 himmel street and this is where a lot of the book takes place. The first time he saw the book thief, he says, was on a train. After hans returns home, bombs fall on liesels street in molching, killing every one of her friends, family, and neighbors. Liesel meminger was adopted by rosa hubermann and hans hubermann, who lived in 33 himmel street, molching. Based on that, the answer would be that no, the bombing did not occur, because in reality. Molching pronounced as molking is a town in the outskirts of munich, in germany. The book thief takes place in fictional molching, germany, near the nazi concentration camp dachau and not far from munich. Death introduces himself as the narrator of the novel. She also gives liesel a little black book, which leads liesel to write her own story, the book thief. There, rudy steiner, alex steiner and the rest of the steiner family also lived. Liesel steals this book to commemorate the loss of her brother. She washes and irons clothing for the wealthy people of molching.
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