The Book Theif
by Lauren Krohn
1. Heinz Hermann
1.1. Mayor of Molching
1.2. Husband of Ilsa
2. Paula Meminger
2.1. Leisel's mother
2.2. Communist
3. Andy Schmeikl
3.1. Ludwig's older brother
4. Victor Chemmel
4.1. Second leader of group of theifs
4.2. Wealthy but steals for excitement
4.3. He beats Rudy for his insolence
5. Franz Deutscher
5.1. Hitler youth leader
5.2. Beats Rudy up in the street for throwing a rock at his head
6. Tommy Muller
6.1. Friend and classmate of Leisel
6.2. Hearing problems due to a chronic ear infection
6.3. Gnerally helpless and relies on the support of Rudy
7. Death
7.1. Dryly cynical narrator of The Book Thief
7.2. Uses color to distracts its self
8. Frau Henrich
8.1. Woman from the foster care agency who facilitates the transfer of Liesel to the Hubermanns.
9. Pfiffikus
9.1. Old man with habit of whistling
10. The Fuhrer
10.1. Hitler
10.2. Leader of Germany
11. Max Vandenburg
11.1. He comes to befriend Liesel as the two share their respective nightmares
11.2. A Jew who hides in Huberman's basement
11.3. Wracked with anguish and guilt over leaving his family to save himself
12. Hans Junior Huberman
12.1. Hans and Rosa's only son
12.2. Ashamed of his father's kindness towards the Jews and accuses him of being a coward for not supporting Hitler
12.3. Serves in the German Army in Russia
13. Barbara Steiner
13.1. Rudy's Mother
14. Trudy Huberman
14.1. Hans and Rosa's adult daughter
15. Werner Meminger
15.1. Liesel's six-year-old brother who dies at the beginning
16. Eric Vandenburg
16.1. Max's father who served in World War I with Hans
16.2. Saves Hans' life by volunteering him for a writing assignment on the day he and everyone else in his regiment are killed in battle
16.3. Taught Hans to play the accordion, and Hans' accordion was originally Erik's
17. Walter Kugler
17.1. Max's best friend
17.2. Fighting partners
17.3. Walter helps Max hide from the Nazis and arranges for Max to stay at Hans
18. Johann Hermann
18.1. Ilsa's son who froze to death in 1918, presumably while fighting in World War I
19. Ilsa Hermann
19.1. The mayor's wife
19.2. Spent decades mourning the death of her son Johann
19.3. Witnesses Liesel stealing a book from the book burning and invites Liesel into her home library to read
19.4. Ilsa and her husband take Liesel into their home after Hans and Rosa are killed
20. Frau Holtzapfel
20.1. Neighbor of the Hubermanns who has feuded with Rosa for a long time
20.2. Frau Holtzapfel is emotionally ruined by the death of one of her sons, and after Michael commits suicide, she quietly awaits Death
21. Frau Diller
21.1. V ery pro-Nazi shopkeeper who refuses service to anyone who does not salute and say "Heil Hitler"
22. Arther Berg
22.1. Leader of a small group of thieves
22.2. Arthur is very kind to the others, divvying up their gains fairly and sharing with everyone the food brought to him by Rudy and Liesel
23. Ludwig S.
23.1. Ludwig taunts Liesel for not being able to read, and Liesel beats him up
24. Rudy S.
24.1. Liesel's best friend
24.2. Rudy is motivated throughout the novel by his love for Liesel
24.3. Dies in an air raid at the end of the novel
25. Alex Steiner
25.1. R udy's father, a tailor who does not hate the Jews, but was somewhat relieved when the Jewish tailors competing with him were driven out of town
26. Otto Sturm
26.1. A classmate of Liesel's who delivers food to the church every week
26.2. Liesel and Rudy knock him off his bicycle and rob him
27. Liesel M.
27.1. Protaganist
27.2. She learns to read and soon finds comfort in the written word
27.3. Liesel learns the power of words to influence humans to act towards both good and evil as she experiences the beauty and the brutality of humanity
28. Rosa Huberman
28.1. Hans' wife and Liesel's foster mother
28.2. A squat woman who makes some money doing laundry for wealthy neighbors
28.3. Maintains order in the household through difficult times, but her spirit is steadily beat down by several the events in the novel
29. Hans Huberman
29.1. An amateur accordion player, Hans is a tall, gentle man with a remarkable amount of integrity and bravery
29.2. His compassion sets a strong example for Liesel, who is soothed by his presence
29.3. Impulsive kindness ultimately gets him in trouble, and he is conscripted to serve in a dangerous air raid recovery unit
29.4. Survives this assignment, but ultimately dies in the air raid that hits Molching at the end of the novel
30. Frau Olendrich
30.1. Liesel and Rudy’s teacher
31. Mrs. Jenson
31.1. Hides in the Fielders’ basement during air raids
32. Mr. Herbert Jenson
32.1. Hides in the Fielders’ basement during air raids
33. Anna - Marie S.
33.1. Nun
33.2. Liesel and Rudy's Teacher
34. Karin Steiner
34.1. One of Rudy's sisters
35. Kurt Steiner
35.1. Rudy's older brother
36. Bettina Steiner
36.1. Rudy's sister
37. Emma Steiner
37.1. Rudy's sister
38. Rudolf
38.1. Dead boy Hans found on the street
39. Herr Fiedler
39.1. Family that lives six houses down from the Memingers
39.2. Basement serves as a bomb shelter during air raids
40. Rolf Schultz
40.1. Died in the bomb shealter
41. Frau Hallah
41.1. Lady in bomb shealter with Hubermans
42. Reinhold Zucker
42.1. Air Raid Special Unit member who trades seats with Hans on a truck
43. Michael Holtzapfel
43.1. Frau Holtzapfel’s son who returns from the war injured
44. Robert Holtzapfel
44.1. Never returns from the war
44.2. Michael's brother
45. Boris Schipper
45.1. Air Raid Special Unit sergeant during World War One
45.2. Hans Hubermann is a member of his unit.
46. Herr Heckenstalker
46.1. A supervising teacher who oversees the humiliating medical examination of Rudy and other boys who are being considered for elite Nazi schools
47. Jugen Schwartz
47.1. School boy who is examined by Herr Heckenstaller
48. Olaf Spiegel
48.1. School boy who is examined by Herr Heckenstaller
49. Dieter Westheimer
49.1. Owner of a bar called the Knoller
50. The Fielders
50.1. Basement is used as bomb shealter
