“Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.” page (344)
The quote is saying how when you start off being happy, it usually ends with you being miserable. This relates to the theme because when you get close to people, you make friends... until they become your enemies in which case, causes you distress and you being miserable.
The song Bad Blood by Taylor Swift is an example.
The song Bad Blood is an example of this theme because it's about Katy Perry. Katy Perry and Taylor Swift were once friends until Katy went onto Taylor's tour to try and get back one of her old dancers that left to join Taylor. Taylor was furious and then wrote the song about Katy. They now have Bad Blood.
True Colors Fade
For me, the sky was the color of Jews. page (52)
Typically, the color of death is black. Therefore, the color of the sky is the color of death because this was during the Holocaust when a lot of people lost lives. Everyone was desperate for a leader, so they were willing to listen to anything Hitler was saying.
During the Holocaust, many many lives were lost. Hitler and many other's believed what he was doing was right. His true colors showed. He saw an opportunity to end other's lives because of their looks religion. He had a cold, black, soul.
When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.
“He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.” page 452
Liesel was saying how Rudy made an impact on her, and she then soon grew to love him.
Real world example would be when you lose someone you love.
Losing someone you love is very hard. They became part of you, and they way you are now, is because of them.