Friday, November 29, 2013

The Book Thief, Book Four, The Standover Man

The Man who Needs an Accordion 

The son of Hans Huberman's old friend from World War II, or at the time the Great War, comes to visit the accordionist at his house.  Hans is very fortunate for having Erik Vanderburg at his side because he keep him out of battle the day when if Hans did he would die.  Erik Vanderburg and his family were Jewish,  the son, Max needed somebody to hide him from the Nazis and he finds the Hubermans.

A History of Max

Max Vanderburg liked to fight at the local playground, his first fight was against Wenzel Gruber.   Max also came from a family that was very poor and went broke.  Hans Huberman managed to get the fighter to his house so he could hide.

Max and Liesel

Max and Liesel have a special relationship with each other, as both have families who are dead or in a concentration camp.  Also they both have a nightmare almost every night, like to fight, and have came to the Hubermans for safety.  Max made a short story for Liesel about how Max feels about other people and his feelings about Liesel.

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