pgs. 297-334

I think if the book would be set 50 years later than the time period it is now, the book would be completely different. The time period in the book now is during the Holocaust, where most of the population in Germany follows Hitler. In the book, a Jew, Max is hiding in the basement from the Nazis. If the book was set 50 years later Max wouldn’t have to be hiding because there’s really no prejudice against Jews now. Liesel was sent to foster care by her mother so she could be safer in Germany. Liesel’s mother wouldn’t have to send her to another family if the book was set 50 years later. Honestly if the book was set decades later, it wouldn’t have the same tone and situations it has now.