He was the crazy one who had painted himself black and defeated the world. The book thief characters study guide by emilymartinson includes 23 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Rudy was a very athletic boy, he looked up to one of the best racers in their time and drew attention to himself when he got older by competing in too many races and winning them. When viktor chemmel begins berating liesel, rudy tells him to leave her alone, and when viktor tosses liesel s book in the river, rudy doesnt hesitate to dive in after it, not because it holds any value to him but because he knows its important to liesel. The book thief is set in molching, germany during the time of world war ii with hitler and the nazis, and focuses on a girl called leisel, and her troubles growing up as a foster child who likes.
She also get the name, the book thief, because of her history of stealing books from different people and places. Rudy is motivated throughout the novel by his love for liesel. Rudy, the boy who refuses to fear the opposite sex 8. Hans for one taught liesel how to read and write, which is a very important aspect of the book because obviously death wouldnt be able to narrate the book if he didnt read the diary of liesel.
Steiner family alex steiner father barbra steiner mother rudy steiner son emma steiner daughter bettina steiner daughter annemarie steiner daughter karin steiner daughter kurt steiner son hermann family ilsa hermann mother johannes hermann son holtzapfel family. Rudy steiner pretending to be jesse owens, the book thief. Descriptions of characters and their roles in the book thief. He is around the same age as hans hubermann and has facial hair. He is in love with liesel and is constantly trying to get her to kiss him, but he only receives his kiss after it is too late.
Favorite character analysis my book thief portfolio by. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Rudy finds out about max after he has left the basement. In a book filled with cruel antagonists those who work against the protagonists rudy steiner remains one of the good ones. Three acts of stupidity by rudy steiner in markus zusaks the book thief. He plays the role as liesel memingers best friend and catalyst and crime.
He stood waistdeep in the water for a few moments longer before climbing out and handing her the book. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Rudy steiner the boy next door who was obsessed with the black american athlete jesse owens, zusak 46. The book thief is a 20 war drama film directed by brian percival and starring geoffrey rush, emily watson, and sophie nelisse. The book thief characterization rudy steiner storyboard. Although liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a german couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. The book thief dvd johnson county library bibliocommons. But beneath his boyish bravado, rudy is just as capable of being compassionate and caring. He cares for and protects tommy mueller because he cannot fight for himself. That is, she has an obsession with stealing books and the first book she steals, the grave diggers handbook, was stolen before she could even read. Rudy steiner to me, the character who has stood out the most in the novel so far is rudy steiner. At this age, liesel was unfortunately separated from her family, her father and brother died and her mother was most likely brought to a concentration camp.
Then, she meets max, a jewish man, who asks the hubermanns if he can hide in their basement. Death finds it impossible to weigh the value of human beings, with some capable of great malice and criminality like hitler and others capable of great strength and bravery like liesel and hans. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by markus zusak and adapted by michael petroni. Rudy steiner, a german boy living during the holocaust. Rudy was the boy who would take everything the world could ever throw at him, laugh, and spit it back out.
While subjected to the horrors of wwii germany, young liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Alex steiner father barbara steiner mother kurt steiner older brother annamarie steiner younger sister karin steiner younger sister emma steiner younger. His pants clung to him, and he did not stop walking. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. He is mostly known for his role as rudy steiner in the 20 film the book thief. Rudy s brothers and sisters arent major characters, but we want to list their names for you tommy muller. Despite her inability to read, however, liesel is determined. Ultimately, the book thief is framed by deaths ongoing contemplation of humanity. His love grows and grows right up to the bitter end. Liesel meets rudy in the beginning of the book as just some neighbor, but quickly becomes his best friend. At the beginning of the story, liesel was nine years old almost ten. Rudy steiner rudy was first introduced in the book when he came to get liesel on her first day of school. A bit too safe in its handling of its nazi germany setting, the book thief counters its constraints with a respectful tone and strong performances.
Learn everything you need to know about death, liesel meminger, and more in the book thief. His personality in the movies match the young and daring personality of rudy steiner. Rudy is a young boy whos a little older than liesel. It would have to be the young cole sprouse because he is around 20 now. Hardworking, intelligent even with her inability to read at the beginning of the story, brave, bold character summary. He is a full grown man wrapped up in a tiny lemonhaired package of a boy. This quote is important to me because it reminds me of my. The book thief part ten and epilogue summary and analysis. Until, that is, the day he rescues the whistler from the amper river.
Nico liersch was born on july 17, 2000 in munich, bavaria, germany as nico louis liersch. Ultimately, the power of words helps liesel and max, a jew hiding in the familys home, escape from. Liesels best friend and budding love interest, rudy steiner is blond, smart, and athletic. Max vandenburg is the jewish man who hides in the hubermanns basement.
With his blond hair, blue eyes, and athletic and intellectual talents, rudy is the physical embodiment of the perfect aryan specimen, but he has surprising sensitivity and compassion. He is known for painting himself black like jesse owens after the 1936 olympics and running the track at hubert oval. Complete list of characters in marcus zusaks the book thief. I could never pick my favorite character because they all wove so much meaning into each detail of the book. After tragedy strikes her family, liesel is adopted by kindhearted workingclass painter hans hubermann geoffrey rush and his strict but loving wife rose emily watson. Since liesel is the main character for the book thief, i wanted this young kid to have been the main character of another movie. Rudy s conscience, however, is a dangerous thing to have in nazi germany, especially when its coupled with rudy s tendency for reckless courage.
Rudys conscience, however, is a dangerous thing to have in nazi germany, especially when its coupled with rudys tendency for reckless courage. From the beginning of the story, rudy has always interested me. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Rudy steiner is one of the most lovable book characters i have ever seen. She is 9 years old at the beginning of the story, when after the death of her brother she is taken in by the hubermann family. By the end of the novel, liesel has come to love rudy as well. Hes close in age to the protagonist and main character, liesel. Starring geoffrey rush, roger allam, emily watson and sophie nelisse. He was a troublemaker in that show and that is what rudy is in the book thief. But liesel isnt the only character he tries to protect. Differences between the book thief book vs movie page 1. Liesel meminger is the hardworking, book thieving, kindhearted star of the novel. The book thief is a lifeaffirming story of survival and of the resilience of the human spirit. With his blond hair, blue eyes, and athletic and intellectual talents, rudy is the physical embodiment of the perfect aryan specimen.
Liesel becomes the friend of max and rudy and the caring daughter of hans and rosa. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so. His father saved hanss life during world war i, and later hans tries to save maxs life, which puts the hubermanns lives in great jeopardy. Whats the difference between the book thief the book and the book thief the movie. Were talking both friendly love and romantic love, in rudy s case. The character of rudy steiner in the book thief from. The book thief 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. He has yellow hair, blue eyes, sharp teeth, hes bony, and hes thin. Character profile for rudy steiner from the book thief. Onata aprile liesel meminger liesel is a little girl with a lot of confidence and so i needed to pick an actor who was good enough to be confident in the movie. The the book thief quotes below are all either spoken by rudy steiner or refer to rudy steiner.