The leader of the country of the novel is Adolf Hitler. The characters in this novel vary from being friend or foe of Hitler. Liesel meminger, an orphan girl who lives with her new foster parents on himmel street, isn't particularly a friend of hitler. She starts realizing that he took her mother away and grows hatred towards him. Hans Hubermann, liesel's foster parent, is a foe of hitler.His wife Rosa, on the other hand, supports the fuhrer.
Hitler's invasion took a big toll on the setting of The Book Thief, with bombs being dropped and airplanes crashing all around the small town of munich, Liesel is faced with many challenges. Challenges such as a being taken away from her mother, a jew being hidden in her basement, and a run in with the war itself.