What is an example of a pun in The Book Thief?

Answer 1

A pun is a joke or has an ambiguous meaning. Shakespeare's plays are full of puns. This example is from the opening lines of Richard the Third. Gloucester. Now is the winter of our discontent

Made glorious summer by this sun of York; The pun is based on the two meanings of the spoken word sun ie son and sun. Gloucester refers to Richard both as the son of the Duke of York and also a bright sun which would chase away their wintry blues.

Answer 2

Tom Swifty wrote: "Take the prisoner downstairs," Tom said condescendingly."

Richard Whately wrote: "Why can a man never starve in the Great Desert? Because he can eat the sand which is there. But what brought the Sandwiches there? Why, Noah sent Ham, and his descendants mustered and bred."

Douglas Adams wrote, "You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course, you play bass."

Answer 3

In "The Book Thief," there is a pun when Liesel Meminger says that Rudy Steiner is "six on the hip and a pick-pocket for every heart." This is a play on words as it refers to Rudy's skill at stealing, but also reflects his charming and endearing nature.

Answer 4

"Sometimes, it killed me, how people were." - From Death