"There were the erased pages of Mein Kampf, gagging, suffocating under the paint as they turned." (Zusak 499 of 1178)
With personification and possible foreshadowing, this quote is contradicting and draws astounding levels of interest.
RECAP: Before this quote, a Jewish fist fighter, Max, is kept hidden in Liesel's foster panrent's home. Liesel's birthday passes and Max attempts to give her a present by painting a story onto 13 pages of Mein Kampf.
THE STORY WRITTEN....
on the pages of a painted-over-Mein Kampf contradicts the purpose of the pages it is written on, while Hitler's book is to spark hatred and is propaganda usage, the Jewish fist fighter paints it over and gives it to a German girl as a present. The story written was called "The Standover Man" which is a simple picture book depicting Max's life and Liesel's impact on it, showing Liesel how powerful she was to him. Using personification also helps the reader imagine the purpose of Mein Kampf being over turned and allows the reader to envision Hitler's words on the paper wreathing under the paint and words of a Jewish man, using words to inspire a German girl, something Mein Kampf was never intended to do. And because Max is Jewish and Liesel was German, Max believed that instead of giving the book to the book worm, Liesel, he would instead influence her with Max's Jewish life, which is something Hitler would be "gagging" over.
Foreshadow: If anyone has taken a modern history class, they know that the Nazis don't win, and this quote possibly foreshadows the upcoming defeat of the Fuhrer, ruler, of Germany as people like Max, a Jew, uses words against Hitler's purpose for war.
This is a powerful video on how words change people's view of the world, use them wisely.
There are entire corporations in the world based on words and their impact.
And a link to an article on how the usage of words can change your life and how to take advantage of it.
http://liveboldandbloom.com/03/self-improvement/powerful-words-can-change-your-life
WOW probably the best post I ever read and that video the power of words just made it better
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