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“She was a girl with a mountain to climb” said Death. Her mountain signifies the problems she must confront such as living by Hitler’s orders (WW2), having her brother die, and having to live in poverty. “The führe’s birthday, when she snatched a book from beneath a streaming pile of ashes, Liesel was a girl made of darkness” (Zusak.84) Said Death. Death’s words describe Lisel being against Hitler and fighting him back by rescuing a book from the many that was burned.”Her brother was dead” (Zusak.21) Said Death. The story limits the information about Liesel’s little brother, Werner but from what was written Werner died on a train trip on the way to their new home. Having Liesel’s brother dead makes her mountain taller than it already is.”For Liesel, it was a ride in a car. She’d never been in one before.”(Zusak.26) Said Death. This quote is self explanatory. Liesel riding a car for the first time indicates that she must have been poor and must have been amused riding in one. Her Struggle of living in poverty along with her family makes life for her difficult. Lisel has a tall mountain with obstacles yet to overcome. Her brother being dead and living with foster parents in the middle of a world war while being poor and having little to no contact with parents makes her life nearly impossible. Liesel has nobody but her climbing partners to navigate the terrifying world of Nazi Germany. Rudy, Max and the Hubermans are her partners in life because they share the suffering and pain, the sacred and profane world they live