From losing her brother at the train station to the moment liesel takes shelter for an attack, Leisel obtains motivation to overcome the challenges she faces in her life. When moving into her new …show more content…
Hans needed to keep Liesel happy, if leisel wasn't happy that is a problem. Hans “love for her and his attempt for her to continue reading” (88) was his motivation for getting 2 books for her with his tobacco he is willing to sell for the money. Hans truly cared about Liesel, and her education, he was motivated to read with her and teach her everything he knew. Hans faces many family problems, like having to go to war and leave his family back on Himmel Street. Through war motivation was the key to coming home, “That was the first time Hans Hubermann escaped me” (178). Hans escaped death by writing several letters, which the captain needed done. If hans wasn't motivated enough to start and finish writing the letters, he would have had to go onto the battlefield and risk his. By Hans doing the letters he was able to go home and see his family safe and sound.Even though he cheated death once, Hans risks his life once again by inviting a jew into his home. Hans motivations for inviting him in was keeping it a secret to save an innocent jews life, who “sat on his suitcase, waiting... He had eaten only the foul taste of his own hungry breath for what felt like weeks” (139). The boy's name was Max Vandenburg, he does not have a family anymore and he was on the run. Hitler was out to get the jews in germany, and for hans to have a jew in his house it was hard. Hans had the motivation to keep this a secret because he didn't agree with what hitler was doing, he thought it was very