The Book Thief

How do you think the introduction of dialogue helps to develop the story?

When school broke up briefly for Weihnachten, Liesel even afforded sister Maria a 'merry Christmas' before going on her way. Knowing that the Hubermanns were essentially broke, still paying off debts and paying rent quicker than the money could come in.

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This gives us context for Liesel's background and family life. We see that she is very poor and the Hubermanns just barely get by.

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