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The Book Thief

The Book Thief . Markus Zusak. Munich. Dachau. Munich, Germany.

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The Book Thief

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  1. The Book Thief Markus Zusak

  2. Munich

  3. Dachau

  4. Munich, Germany • It's easy to see that both of these quotes refer to Molching. It's obvious to readers there's lots of Nazi activity in Molching, but "birthplace of Nazism" and "Hitler's heartland"? Death is being a bit cryptic. Some research into the history of Nazism show that Death places these labels on Molching because it's close to the city of Munich. It's not at all hard to see Munich as "the birthplace of Nazism" and "Hitler's heartland." Here are a few reasons why: • Hitler (a native Austrian) moves to Munich in 1913. • The 1923 "Beer Hall Putsch," where Hitler, leading the Nazi party, tries to seize power of the German government by marching on a beer hall where government officials are gathered. The attempt fails and Hitler is jailed. (While in prison Hitler writes most of his book Mein Kampf, which we hear about so much in The Book Thief.) • Where does Hitler go when he gets out of jail? Munich. • When Hitler successfully takes power in 1933, Munich becomes the headquarters of the NSDAP. NSDAP stands for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, or the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party). • Dachau, one of the first concentration camps, is established some ten miles from Munich in 1933 when Hitler takes power. • So, as you can see a lot of Nazi activity was definitely centered around Munich, which makes the nearby town a pretty good setting for a novel exploring the effects of Nazism.

  5. swastika

  6. Jess Owens • Jesse Owens (center) during his gold medal award ceremony for the long jump, admidst a sea of Nazi salutes in Berlin. Photo: Bundesarchiv

  7. Jesse Owens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRkeahelZHM

  8. DerFuerher

  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEerqYY8N4U&feature=related

  10. My Struggle

  11. Bund DeutscherMädel, the League of German Girls

  12. the Hitler-Jugend, the Hitler Youth

  13. Kristallnacht(November 1938)

  14. http://avideditor.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/kristallnacht-german-pogrom-of-1938/http://avideditor.wordpress.com/2010/11/09/kristallnacht-german-pogrom-of-1938/

  15. Book burning

  16. Book burning

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