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Markus Zusak, author of The Book Thief, was inspired by an eye-witness account his mother had told him when he was growing up: as Jews were being marched down the street by Nazis, a boy offered a struggling old man a piece of bread. In response the German soldiers took away the bread and whipped the man and the boy.
Zusak saw this as the ultimate symbol of the difference between kindness and cruelty, and it became a repeating theme in his novel. Let's find out more.
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The Book Thief is about a young girl, Liesel, growing up in Germany amidst World War II. Liesel is living with foster parents, Hans and Rosa.
Throughout the story Liesel steals many books. At first she doesn't even know how to read, but she knows that the book is important. Hans notices, and teaches her how to make sense of the letters.
Hans and Rosa are not Jewish, but they do not agree with the Nazi regiment and privately fight against it by hiding a Jewish boy, Max, in their basement. Their anti-Nazi sentiments remain a secret until one day Hans helps a Jew who is struggling to keep up with the group as they are being marched to a concentration camp. In response, the soldiers whip both Hans and the man he helped.
Hans is worried that this incident will draw suspicion to his family and that Max is no longer safe in his basement, so he sends him away. After Max leaves, Liesel is given a book he made her, 'The Word Shaker', which he wrote about their friendship and a promise that they will be reunited. Hans is then drafted into the German army where he ends up breaking his leg and is sent home to recuperate.
Unfortunately, Max was not able to escape the Nazis and Liesel sees him being marched through town one day on his way to the concentration camp. As the war continues, Liesel is given a blank notebook to write her story in. She names it 'The Book Thief'.
One day her neighborhood is bombed and Hans, Rosa, and her friend Rudy are all killed. In the rubble Liesel leaves her book behind. After the war ends and the Jews are freed, Max goes back to find Liesel and they are happily reunited. The book ends with Liesel moving to Australia, having a family, and living to a ripe old age.
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The Thief’s Story CBSE Class 10 NCERT English Footprints without Feet Book Lesson 2 Explanation, Summary, Difficult words
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CBSE Class 10 English Lesson Explanation Notes
The Thief’s Story Class 10 English Footprints without Feet Book Lesson 2 - Detailed explanation of the lesson along with meanings of difficult words. Also, the explanation is followed by a Summary of the lesson. All the exercises and Question and Answers given at the back of the lesson have been covered.
Class 10 English (Footprints without Feet) Chapter 2 - The Thief’s Story
By- Ruskin Bond
Introduction to the lesson
A young boy makes friends with Anil. Anil trusts him completely and employs him. Does the boy betray his trust?
The story is about a 15-year-old thief who changes his name every month to stay ahead of the police and old employers. This time he kept his name Hari Singh. The other person in the story is a 25 year old writer named Anil. The thief meets Anil and asks him if he can work for him. The story unfolds on how the thief betrays Anil by committing a theft but retracts later on.
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About the Author
Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Indian author of British descent. He lives with his adopted family in Landour, Mussoorie, India. The Indian Council for Child Education has recognised his role in the growth of children's literature in India. He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, his novel in English. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
The Thief’s Story Summary
The story is about two different people. One is a thief of 15 years of age and the other is a man of approximately 25 years, watching a wrestling match somewhere. The name of the person watching the match is Anil. The thief approaches Anil and starts talking to him because he feels that he had not robbed anyone in the past few days and thought that it would be easy to rob a simple person like Anil. They both start talking and Anil asks the thief his name. The thief introduces himself as Hari Singh. This is not his real name as he changes his name every month to escape his ex employers or police. Then they started talking about the wrestlers and Anil was leaving when Hari called him again and asked him if he could work for Anil.