So, on to part two!

In Beside the Railway Line, we are introduced to the book thief for the first time. Again, we are shown this notion of colors as a distraction for Death. Has the meaning of these colors changed since Death and Chocolate? As before, are they symbolic or simply weather-related?

We've gotten more of a glimpse of Death by this section. Has your impression of him changed at all?

Death regards staying behind as "the most elementary of mistakes." Is staying with the survivors for even a moment such a horrible mistake? Not just the survivors in this instance, but survivors in any instance.

Death also notes that his breath "was loud that day" and that he is surprised no one heard him. This seems to indicate that Death is less a spirit than we commonly think of him as. What sort of entity is Death, then? Could he be more human than he'd like to admit?

Any other thoughts?

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