Death as the narrator and confessing his feelings creates a close atmosphere. The strict boundary that is set between human destruction and killing and the actual Death highlights the cruelty of humans, as well as those who shine the brightest in the despair. “Please, again, I ask you to believe me…I wanted to say: “I’m sorry, child.” But that is not allowed…Instead, I watched her awhile” (13). This desperate first person confession from Death highlights the fact that he is not the one to be blamed. Humans destroy themselves. Having Death as the one telling this makes it apparent that there is still good in the world, embodied by Liesel surviving. She gains the strength to fight to save the good in the world after going through the horrible deaths of those around her. Death telling that he has no effect on humans reveals the human cruelty of destruction, as well as those who are innocent, such as Liesel. This is sharply apparent when Death merely tells what occurs as he sees it. “✸✸✸JULY 24, 6:03 A.M.✸✸✸ The laundry was warm, the rafters were firm, and Michael Holtzapfel jumped from the chair as if it were a cliff” (502). The bluntness of Death telling what he sees is startling, yet the use of second person authorial point of view makes him unable to be blamed. Since it is void of Death’s emotions, it highlights that Death is not at fault, only man. The blame being on man furthers the cruelty shown in the results of man’s actions. The so called fight for a better world in turn destroys themselves. However, this cruelty is countered with extreme kindness that survives through harsh times of war. “From a distance, people observed. Such a thing was easier from far away. Hans Hubermann sat with her…He allowed her screams to fill the street…” (505). The use of third person observant allows
Death as the narrator and confessing his feelings creates a close atmosphere. The strict boundary that is set between human destruction and killing and the actual Death highlights the cruelty of humans, as well as those who shine the brightest in the despair. “Please, again, I ask you to believe me…I wanted to say: “I’m sorry, child.” But that is not allowed…Instead, I watched her awhile” (13). This desperate first person confession from Death highlights the fact that he is not the one to be blamed. Humans destroy themselves. Having Death as the one telling this makes it apparent that there is still good in the world, embodied by Liesel surviving. She gains the strength to fight to save the good in the world after going through the horrible deaths of those around her. Death telling that he has no effect on humans reveals the human cruelty of destruction, as well as those who are innocent, such as Liesel. This is sharply apparent when Death merely tells what occurs as he sees it. “✸✸✸JULY 24, 6:03 A.M.✸✸✸ The laundry was warm, the rafters were firm, and Michael Holtzapfel jumped from the chair as if it were a cliff” (502). The bluntness of Death telling what he sees is startling, yet the use of second person authorial point of view makes him unable to be blamed. Since it is void of Death’s emotions, it highlights that Death is not at fault, only man. The blame being on man furthers the cruelty shown in the results of man’s actions. The so called fight for a better world in turn destroys themselves. However, this cruelty is countered with extreme kindness that survives through harsh times of war. “From a distance, people observed. Such a thing was easier from far away. Hans Hubermann sat with her…He allowed her screams to fill the street…” (505). The use of third person observant allows