The Book Thief Liesel Continues Going to Ilsa Hermann s House After Ilsa Fires Rosa Because Why
The mayor's wife in the town where the Hubermanns live and one of Rosa's washing customers, Ilsa subjects herself to cold weather as a punishment for living when her son has died (even though his death was no fault of her own). She introduces Liesel to her library, and both gives Liesel books and allows Liesel to steal them from her. Ilsa starts out hardly able to speak, but by the novel's end she encourages Liesel to write and then takes her in after the bombing.
Ilsa Hermann Quotes in The Book Thief
The The Book Thief quotes below are all either spoken by Ilsa Hermann or refer to Ilsa Hermann. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Liesel, however, did not buckle. She sprayed her words directly into the woman's eyes.
"You and your husband. Sitting up here." Now she became spiteful. More spiteful and evil than she thought herself capable.
The injury of words.
Yes, the brutality of words.
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Ilsa Hermann Character Timeline in The Book Thief
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...enjoy the work, and starts to notice the quirks of the customers. Most noticeable is Frau Hermann , the mayor's wife, who lives in a cold house and never says a word. (full context)
...accompanies Liesel, confused at her hesitation. Finally she knocks, dreading what is to come, but Frau Hermann appears and silently pays her, as if nothing had changed. Liesel is relieved, and thinks... (full context)
The next time Liesel goes without Rudy, though, and Frau Hermann makes her wait. Then she returns with a stack of books, and Liesel is suddenly... (full context)
Liesel takes the washing and leaves, but then feels guilty and rude for not thanking Frau Hermann . She returns and the mayor answers the door, terrifying Liesel, but then Frau Hermann... (full context)
...mayor's library Liesel gets to sit on the floor and read whatever she wants, while Frau Hermann sits silently by the cold window. (full context)
...her son, who died during World War I. Death reveals that since her son died, Ilsa Hermann has made herself suffer by enduring the weather at all times, which is why... (full context)
Later Liesel is in the mayor's library and she imagines confessing to Ilsa Hermann that there is a Jew in her basement. Ilsa offers her The Whistler again... (full context)
...people to prepare for hard times. The next time Liesel is in the mayor's library, Ilsa Hermann is especially insistent that she take The Whistler, which Liesel finally accepts. Then Ilsa... (full context)
...She starts to walk home, but then turns around and bangs on the mayor's door. Ilsa answers and Liesel yells at her, spitefully bringing up Ilsa's dead son and the mayor's... (full context)
When she gets home Liesel feels guilty and pretends that Frau Hermann fired her because she insulted her, but Rosa doesn't believe her. Liesel then goes downstairs... (full context)
...Liesel secretly just wants The Whistler. Stealing it feels more like earning it than having Frau Hermann give it to her out of pity. Liesel decides she will go in alone, and... (full context)
...the mayor's house. They ride their bikes around the block a few times, waiting for Ilsa Hermann to leave the kitchen. Rudy finally decides to give up (he is only interested... (full context)
...Rudy ride away on their bikes. Liesel can't help looking back, though, and she sees Ilsa Hermann standing in the window. Ilsa waves and Liesel waves back. (full context)
...at the bridge and open the book, and inside is a note for Liesel from Ilsa. It says that Ilsa knows Liesel has been stealing her books, and she is welcome... (full context)
...a book called The Last Human Stranger, but as she is climbing out the window Ilsa Hermann appears wearing a bathrobe with a swastika on it. Liesel suddenly realizes that the... (full context)
Liesel returns the cookie plate to Ilsa Hermann's front door, but she doesn't go inside. She imagines her brother, who is eternally... (full context)
After her outburst Liesel feels guilty, and she writes Frau Hermann an apologetic note mentioning that she "wanted to kill the words" and saying she won't... (full context)
Three days later Ilsa Hermann shows up at the Hubermanns' door. She tells Liesel that she can write well,... (full context)
Death explains that Ilsa has given Liesel not just a book, but a reason to see that words can... (full context)
...later the mayor gets her in a car, and Liesel sits in the back with Frau Hermann . At the mayor's house, Liesel talks to herself often and eats little. She refuses... (full context)
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