In these 50 pages which we have read tonight, this topic of Liesel and the Hermann's books comes back into the plot. Ilsa has left Liesel the Duden Dictionary with a written letter inside saying that "[she] was glad that [Liesel] took back what was rightfully [hers]" (369) and that she knew Liesel was coming in to steal more books. However, Ilsa Hermann again doesn't do anything. She just allows Liesel to come in and steal more books. I do believe that Ilsa Hermann and Liesel are becoming good friends, but I wonder, will anything suddenly change later in the book? Surely, Zusak didn't write about Ilsa "waiting for the right moment" (132) to tell of Liesel's thievery and just forget or disregard it altogether.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Ilsa Hermann and the Duden Dictionary
In my last blog, my main concern was around whether Ilsa Hermann, the mayor's wife, was a genuine friend to Liesel or if she would betray her and tell higher authority of the book thievery. Death said that "[the mayor's wife] was just waiting for the right moment" (132) to tell about Liesel's thievery, but nothing has happened since that point in the novel.
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Of course, Zusak would never forget about such an important piece of information. However, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that Ilsa was "waiting for the right moment" not to tell higher authority of Liesel's stealing, but waiting for the right moment to let Liesel know that she had seen her steal the book and then introduce Liesel to the library in her house.
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