All 3 Uses of
oblivion
in
The Book Thief
- He walked the fine line of scaring her into oblivion and soothing her enough to keep her calm.†
p. 203.2 *
- Ignoring the warnings of their wives, both men drank themselves into oblivion.†
p. 420.5
- She had said goodbye to her mother and imagined her lonely wait for a train back home to oblivion.†
p. 520.9
Definition:
the state of being completely forgotten
or:
the state of being completely destroyed -- typically so as to no longer exist
or:
a state of having lost all sense of what is going on -- as during sleep or use of some drugs
or:
the state of being completely destroyed -- typically so as to no longer exist
or:
a state of having lost all sense of what is going on -- as during sleep or use of some drugs