Max Vandenburg
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Max Vandenburg is a young Jewish man hiding from the Nazis in Markus Zusak’s novel "The Book Thief," whose friendship with Liesel Meminger profoundly shapes the story’s emotional core.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Max Vandenburg canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
human ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Book Thief
ⓘ
surface form:
Markus Zusak's novel "The Book Thief"
The Book Thief ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ persecution of Jews ⓘ survival ⓘ the power of words ⓘ |
| closeTo | Liesel Meminger ⓘ |
| creator | Markus Zusak ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| familyName | Vandenburg ⓘ |
| firstMeets | Liesel Meminger in the Hubermann kitchen ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Max ⓘ |
| gives | handmade books ⓘ |
| givesTo | Liesel Meminger ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark ⓘ |
| hasBackstory |
goes into hiding to escape deportation
ⓘ
son of a German Jew who fought in World War I ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Liesel Meminger ⓘ |
| healthCondition | poor health due to hiding and malnutrition ⓘ |
| hidesAt | Hubermann household basement ⓘ |
| hidesFrom |
Nazi Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazis
|
| inspiredBy | Hans Hubermann's promise to his father ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English (original publication language of "The Book Thief") ⓘ |
| livesDuring |
Nazi era
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| livesWith |
The Hubermann family
ⓘ
surface form:
Hubermann family
|
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Liesel Meminger
ⓘ
surface form:
Liesel Meminger's friend
major character in "The Book Thief" ⓘ symbol of resistance against Nazi persecution ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Nazi Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazis
|
| protectedBy |
Hans Hubermann
ⓘ
Rosa Hubermann ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Jewish man hidden by the Hubermanns ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| setIn |
Molching
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| writes |
"The Standover Man"
ⓘ
"The Word Shaker" ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.