Part 2 re-cap of "The Book Thief"

The first chapter of Part 2 of "The Book Thief" kind of summarizes what the next few chapters are about and tells readers that Liesel Meminger has become a girl of darkness and asks the questions why, what was there to be angry about, and what happened in the past four or five months to culminate such a feeling? The second chapter is called "The Joy of Cigarettes". The joy of cigarettes is about her father, Hans, selling some of his cigarettes to buy her a couple books for Christmas. The second chapter, "The Town Walker", talked a little about Liesel and her mother, Rosa, having to get laundry from people around their town because they do people's laundry for money. The third chapter, "Dead Letters", is all about Liesel sending letters to her biological mother and getting no response or anything. "Hitlers Birthday, 1940", the fourth chapter, talks a little about the struggle Hans has with his biological son Hans Jr. Hans Jr ends up leaving in anger from his parents house because of a conflict with his father. "100 Percent Pure German Sweat", doesn't really have a real purpose to me; I didn't understand it. The next chapter, "The Gates of Thievery", tells about how Liesel says she hates Hitler and even though her foster father, Hans, isn't part of the Hitler party he slaps her because if you are part of the Hitler Youth you are not supposed to say anything like that. She then realizes what it takes to steal more productively which opens the gates for more thievery. The last chapter of Part 2 is called "Book of Fire". "Book of Fire" is about her stealing her fourth book "The Shoulder Struggle".

I believe this book is all about the power struggle because everyone so far is struggling to make everything work. Most of the people in the book so far do not have much money. Liesel's foster mother, Rosa, is definitely the head of the household. I believe, Hans, Liesel's father, has a very hard time trying to assert his authority when Rosa is around. To have any power or authority in the town they live in they really should be part of the Hitler party and Hans is not so I believe he has a hard time being powerful because of that.

A small conflict that I am seeing right now is the conflict Hans Hubermann is having in becoming part of the Nazi Party. I'm not quite sure what he has done to not be a part of it but he is having a very difficult time joining the party.

So far I am enjoying this book. It keeps me interested. I'm not quite sure how the book relates to the class. I do realize there is some power struggle but I haven't quite figured it out. Liesel is struggling to figure out who she is and seems to be having not the best of time. I guess I'll keep reading and figure it all out.