All 32 Uses of
Hitler Youth
in
The Book Thief
- Ten years old meant Hitler Youth.
p. 40.3 *Hitler Youth = Nazi organization for children aged 10 to 18
- Hitler Youth meant a small brown uniform.
p. 40.3
- Papa's copy of the Molching Express announced that there would be a celebratory fire in the town square, which would be attended by all local Hitler Youth divisions.†
p. 101.9
- The book thief went and changed into her Hitler Youth uniform, and half an hour later, they left, walking to the BDM headquarters.†
p. 107.7
- At the end of the marching, the Hitler Youth divisions were allowed to disperse.†
p. 108.9
- He was already in his Hitler Youth uniform.†
p. 165.1
- There were occasional references to its greatness, as well as promises that the opportunity to study it would come in later years, as they progressed into the more senior Hitler Youth division.†
p. 210.4
- Sometimes they compared notes from their Hitler Youth divisions, Rudy mentioning for the first time a sadistic young leader named Franz Deutscher.†
p. 212.4
- In the first half of 1941, while Liesel went about the business of concealing Max Vandenburg, stealing newspapers, and telling off mayors' wives, Rudy was enduring a new life of his own, at the Hitler Youth.†
p. 268.0
- Franz Deutscher—the irate Hitler Youth leader.†
p. 268.2
- His ear infections and nerve damage were still contorting the marching pattern at the Hitler Youth, which, I can assure you, was not a positive thing.†
p. 268.4
- To begin with, the downward slide of momentum was gradual, but as the months progressed, Tommy was consistently gathering the ire of the Hitler Youth leaders, especially when it came to the marching.†
p. 268.5
- She also realized it was most likely those sodden days at the Hitler Youth that had fed his, and subsequently her own, desire for crime.†
p. 271.8
- Rudy did his best to survive the Hitler Youth.†
p. 282.1
- Within a few minutes, his family would expect his arrival, and he would lie that everyone in his Hitler Youth division was given extra drills in the field.†
p. 282.6
- The field at Hitler Youth just got fertilized.†
p. 283.2
- He'd endured problem after problem at the Hitler Youth.†
p. 283.5
- Skipping the Hitler Youth meetings altogether.†
p. 293.3
- Again, at the Hitler Youth meetings, Tommy Müller was having his problems, and Franz Deutscher was just waiting for Rudy to step in.†
p. 296.1
- As Rudy slumped into the corner and flicked mud from his sleeve at the window, Franz fired the Hitler Youth's favorite question at him.†
p. 296.5
- "We're not at Hitler Youth now," he informed her.†
p. 297.3
- Which leaves us only with stupid act number three—skipping the Hitler Youth meetings.†
p. 299.1
- Instead of attending the Hitler Youth, they walked out of town and along the Amper, skipping stones, heaving enormous rocks into the water, and generally getting up to no good.†
p. 299.3
- Deutscher was loping toward them with another Hitler Youth leader.†
p. 300.6
- In the middle of August, a Hitler Youth carnival was being held, and Rudy was intent on winning four events: the 1500, 400, 200, and of course, the 100.†
p. 359.7
- He liked his new Hitler Youth leaders and wanted to please them, and he wanted to show his old friend Franz Deutscher a thing or two.†
p. 359.9
- The grass was overrun with Hitler Youths, parents, and a glut of brown-shirted leaders.
p. 360.5
- Through the clusters of crowd, the blond epitome of Hitler Youth standards was giving instructions to two members of his division.†
p. 360.6
- The oldest boy, Kurt, stared ahead in a perfect Hitler Youth stance, holding the hand of Karin, who was tiny, even for her seven years.†
p. 374.7
- No one died, but two apartment blocks were reduced to pyramids of rubble, and Rudy's favorite Hitler Youth field had an enormous bowl spooned out of it.†
p. 385.2
- I was covered in shit at Hitler Youth.†
p. 427.5
- He was a triple Hitler Youth athletics champion.†
p. 518.9