On your way to becoming what you want to be or in hopes of acquiring what you want, you will encounter difficulties in life. It is a part of your life and it's what we have to accept. Everybody is in their own battlefield, in their own levels and anyone who wishes to win it must never retreat. The shepherd in the book is "us" and the ventures of the shepherd is a metaphor of our life.

P.S: Omens are not always superstitions.

Death narrates the Book Thief's story and in doing so, death itself is awed by life. It is sick of doing it's job and the best part is, Liesel Meminger and Rudy Steiner's friendship or I can say, the untold feelings of love. I must say, however, that Leisel's confession came at the wrong time.
What about the death of Rosa Hubermann and Hans Hubermann? That was unexpected. At least I am glad that the Jewish fist fighter survived.