Blog #3 The Book Thief

Max is first seen as a person in a basement, and not much is really known about him. By the way he is sitting in a basement, hungry and tired, you can pretty much assume that he is a Jew because of the time period. Max seems frightened and alone in a scary world. Max then travels to the home of the Hubermann's to try and escape danger. Max's perspective on the situation at hand is that he feels extremely guilty that he left his family behind, but living is the highest priority for him. Max knows that being under the protection of the Hubermanns puts them in danger as well as himself, but he must do whatever he can to get out of Nazi Germany. Even though Max is not a well known character until midway through the book, he still has many conflicts. The most obvious conflict he is facing is the fact that he is Jewish and living during the time of the Holocaust. This is the most important conflict, because it is a life or death scenario for Max every single day he breathes. Another conflict is his family conflict that is eating away at his conscience, and he always regrets leaving his family behind the day he left to safety. In fact, Max has nightmares every night regarding this issue. Max's perspective isn't as unique as some of the other characters' in the book, because he is just a regular man who is Jewish in Nazi Germany. One thing that is unique, however, is that Hans Hubermann owes Max the favor of keeping him a secret in his basement because Max's father helped Hans survive during a war when Hans was drafted. I like Max because of his personality and how he is pretty much best friend's with Liesel. These two characters create more interest in the book, and they even teach other a thing or two throughout the novel.