Date

3-22-2024

Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Degree

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Chair

James Corey Latta

Keywords

Holocaust, Literature, Markus Zusak, The Book Thief, Creative Writing, Death

Disciplines

Creative Writing | English Language and Literature

Abstract

In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, death is used as a theme and a character to convey the plot of the story. The character of death is used as a device to show the life of a young girl living in Nazi Germany through the eyes of something more sinister and pessimistic. The story explores trauma, friendship, and the power of words when it seems all hope is lost. This thesis will explore the aspect of death as a character and will examine how it works in the story. The creative portion of my thesis will examine the themes of The Book Thief as I implant them into a different story with a focus on the death perspective. As a result, I will show how this device works in a story that includes the complexity of a death perspective.

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