Max is a 22 year old, rough looking Jewish street fighter, whilst little Liesel Merminger is a young German girl. In appearances, they are complete opposites. Yet, they share more common ground than any reader could have expected. Both of them came from a similar background due to the fact that they both lost their families due to the war. Liesel’s sorrows included her brother’s death from sickness, her father’s disappearance and the fact that her mother had relinquished custody of her in hopes that she could find a better life elsewhere. As for Max, he lost his father to the war and had no idea as to the whereabouts of his mother. Almost as though fate had commanded it, both of them were adopted into the Hubermann
Max is a 22 year old, rough looking Jewish street fighter, whilst little Liesel Merminger is a young German girl. In appearances, they are complete opposites. Yet, they share more common ground than any reader could have expected. Both of them came from a similar background due to the fact that they both lost their families due to the war. Liesel’s sorrows included her brother’s death from sickness, her father’s disappearance and the fact that her mother had relinquished custody of her in hopes that she could find a better life elsewhere. As for Max, he lost his father to the war and had no idea as to the whereabouts of his mother. Almost as though fate had commanded it, both of them were adopted into the Hubermann