NCEA 2.4 Writing Folio- the book thief by Markus Zusak

QUESTION: How did Markus Zusak employ features of the genre Magical Realism to convey his ideas about human existance in his novel The Book Thief . this piece is a literary essay

How did Markus get his ideas across through the concept of magical realism

• Lies- deliberate mis direction
• Narrator-death: or whom
• Molching
• Symbol- book
• Foreshadowing/Flashbacks
• Dramatic irony- history

^ why do this ?

• challenge our preconceptions: ( Role of german citizens in WWII. Removed our comfortable assumption that we would never do what Germany did. Personification of death allows us to identify with it, normalising it – reinforces extreme nature or human behaviour. -> POWER OF WORDS

• Intro- why magical realism
• P1a- define magical realism- explore surrealism
• P1b- bodv pharagraph
• P2 body pharagraph
• P3 body pharagraph
• conclusion

CHOSE ONE “WHY DO THIS” AND COVER THE CHALLENGE PRECONCEPTIONS USING EXAMPLES FROM THE SURREAL ELEMENT – use quotes to drive your argument

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