Singh 1
Nikita Singh
Ms. Murphy
ENG2DO0-J
March 21st, 2014
Death Is Human Too: A Book Thief Essay
Death is a very well-known figure that is feared by many in all countries. He is suspected of being cruel, disturbing and all synonyms of horrifying. Death is inevitable and that is one of the most fearing aspects of his persona. In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Death is made to seem or resemble humans. Effectively using the narration role, Death introduces a unique description and definition of colors in which he uses as a tool to effectively engage the readers to the events occurring throughout the book. He also demonstrates his personal and different experiences as well mostly about soul gathering and the implications of WWII that have affected him. On the contrary, to Death's dead, appalling and scary nature that many interpret him to be during the book, Death shows many emotions and features to his personality that reasoning would declare otherwise.
One of those feature would be the colors.
Although colors are usually represented and used for the recollection of joyful experiences, Death uses the colors of the spectrum to enhance the experience of the Book Thief and as well as him own life too. In Death's narration, his use of the colors illustrates the great ordeal of suffering and pain throughout the book's setting. As an example Death says "The day was grey, the color of Europe. For me, the sky was the color of Jews" (Zusak, 349). This quote effectively describes Death's use of the colors by relating it to the events taking place. The colors give perspective to the agony and painful hardships going on in the life of WWII. In a regular setting, colors are used to describe happy memories and any basic...