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    The document summarizes the main characters from the book The Book Thief. It describes Liesel Meminger, the protagonist, her stepfather Hans Hubermann who is kind and helps others, and her secret lodger Max Vandenburg who becomes close friends with Liesel. It also mentions Liesel's best friend Rudy Steiner and the people in their town including the mean candy store owner Frau Diller and Liesel's neighbor Frau Holtzapfel who is initially unpleasant but turns out to be vulnerable.

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    Characters From The Book Thief

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    The document summarizes the main characters from the book The Book Thief. It describes Liesel Meminger, the protagonist, her stepfather Hans Hubermann who is kind and helps others, and her secret lodger Max Vandenburg who becomes close friends with Liesel. It also mentions Liesel's best friend Rudy Steiner and the people in their town including the mean candy store owner Frau Diller and Liesel's neighbor Frau Holtzapfel who is initially unpleasant but turns out to be vulnerable.

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    The document summarizes the main characters from the book The Book Thief. It describes Liesel Meminger, the protagonist, her stepfather Hans Hubermann who is kind and helps others, and her secret lodger Max Vandenburg who becomes close friends with Liesel. It also mentions Liesel's best friend Rudy Steiner and the people in their town including the mean candy store owner Frau Diller and Liesel's neighbor Frau Holtzapfel who is initially unpleasant but turns out to be vulnerable.

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    Characters From The Book Thief

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    The document summarizes the main characters from the book The Book Thief. It describes Liesel Meminger, the protagonist, her stepfather Hans Hubermann who is kind and helps others, and her secret lodger Max Vandenburg who becomes close friends with Liesel. It also mentions Liesel's best friend Rudy Steiner and the people in their town including the mean candy store owner Frau Diller and Liesel's neighbor Frau Holtzapfel who is initially unpleasant but turns out to be vulnerable.

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    Characters from The Book Thief

     Death

    The narrator of the story. Death is initially sardonic, with a darkly wry sense of humor, but as
    the novel progresses and World War II accelerates, Death expresses weariness and remorse
    about having to collect so many souls.

     Liesel Meminger

    The protagonist of the story. Liesel changes from an angry, distrusting character to one who
    deeply loves her family and friends. By the end of the book she has a strong personal moral
    code, and is not afraid to endanger herself to enforce it.

     Hans Hubermann

    Liesel’s stepfather. Hans is patient and gentle with Liesel, and is the first adult able to win her
    trust. He is constantly motivated to help others, and his strong sense of right and wrong
    causes him to act against his own best interests.

     Rosa Hubermann

    Liesel’s stepmother. Unlike her husband, Rosa first comes across as cold and impatient. The
    story reveals through her treatment of Liesel and willingness to take in Max, however, that
    beneath her tough exterior she is in fact kind and caring.

     Max Vandenburg

    The Hubermann’s secret lodger. When Max comes to hide in the Hubermanns’, he is cautious
    and withdrawn. As he grows stronger, he reveals his tremendous rage towards Hitler, which
    motivates him to stay alive no matter what. Of all the characters, he most understands
    Liesel’s experience, and the two become not just friends but soul mates.

     Rudy Steiner

    Liesel’s best friend. 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 in love with Liesel and is always there for her.

     Alex Steiner
    Rudy’s father. Alex’s inability to sacrifice his son to the Nazi training camp results in his
    being drafter into the army. At the end of the book, he is filled remorse for having survived
    the war while his family died.

     Ilsa Hermann

    The mayor’s wife. At the start of the book Ilsa is so shattered by the death of her son she can
    barely function as a person, but once she begins interacting with Liesel, she opens up and
    show sensitivity and concern.

     Frau Holtzapfel

    The Hubermanns’ neighbor. She initially comes across as mean and uncharitable, as she has
    an ongoing feud with Rosa Hubermann and is rude to Liesel, but she turns out to be
    extremely vulnerable after the death of her son.

     Michael Holtzapfel

    Frau Holtzapfel’s son, who survives the war. Michael is destroyed by guilt over having
    survived, and wanting to continue living.

     Robert Holtzapfel

    Michael’s brother. Michael dies in Russia.

     Frau Diller

    Owner of the candy store. One of the most patriotic figures in the book, she is a rule-follower
    and a mean, ungenerous character. She embodies the Hitler ideal of the “good” German who
    blindly follows orders.

     Hans Hubermann, Junior

    Rosa’s and Hans’s son. Like Frau Diller, he is deeply patriotic, and unquestioning in his faith
    in Hitler and the regime. He and his father do not get along.

     Trudy Hubermann

    Rosa and Hans’s daughter. She is not present in the novel, but it’s clear that she and her
    parents are not close.
     Tommy Müller

    Liesel and Rudy’s classmate. Physically weak because of his bad ears, he is often pathetic
    and pitiable.

     Arthur Berg

    The first leader of the apple-stealing gang. Tough but fair, he shares the loot equally with the
    other kids.

     Walter Kugler

    The man who helps Max escape. Walter is brave like Max.

     Franz Deutscher

    The leader of Rudy’s Hitler Youth group. A sadist who represents the Nazi ideal, he takes
    special pleasure in tormenting and humiliating Rudy.

     Viktor Chemmel

    The second leader of the apple-stealing gang. Like Franz, he is a sadist who exploits his own
    power.

     Reinhold Zucker

    The man who trades seats with Hans on the bus, saving his life. Zucker is young, impetuous,
    and a bad loser. His temper gets him killed.

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