Death

[Tessa]

Discuss the symbolism of Death as the omniscient narrator of the novel. What are Death's feelings for each victim? Describe Death's attempt to resist Liesel. Death states, "I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonde how the same thing can be both" (page 491). What is ugly and beautiful about Liesal, Rosa and Han Hubermann? Why is Death haunted by humans?