All 5 Uses of
consequence
in
The Book Thief
- When a Jew shows up at your place of residence in the early hours of morning, in the very birthplace of Nazism, you're likely to experience extreme levels of discomfort. Anxiety, disbelief, paranoia. Each plays its part, and each leads to a sneaking suspicion that a less than heavenly consequence awaits.
p. 199..8 (definition 1)consequence = result
- Hans was clearly worried that he was on the verge of frightening her too much, but he calculated the risk, preferring to err on the side of too much fear rather than not enough. The girl's compliance had to be an absolute, immutable fact. ... He gave her a list of consequences.
p. 203..6 (definition 1)consequences = things that would result (if she disobeyed him)
- Just bad luck. That's what you say. Of no consequence. That's what you make yourself believe—because deep down, you know that this small piece of changing fortune is a signal of things to come.
p. 258..2 (definition 2) *consequence = importance
- On Friday, a statement arrived to say that Hans Hubermann was to be drafted into the German army. A member of the party would be happy to play a role in the war effort, it concluded. If he wasn't, there would certainly be consequences.
p. 417..5 (definition 1) *consequences = undesired effects
- The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst.
p. 491..8 (definition 1)consequence = result
Definitions:
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(1) (consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
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(2) (consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance