In these sections, Rudy gets himself into even more trouble. Why? This just seems to be what Rudy naturally does. These all add up to be something horrible, but what it is is not known. In the first section, he and Liesel work together to steal a book, with some deception involved on Liesel's side. This is also where Liesel steals The Whistler, and where she earns her title of the book thief, given to her by Rudy.
"The Three Acts of Stupidity" was by far one of the worst things Rudy could have done in this book. First he steals the biggest potato from the grocer, then messing with Franz Deutscher on the street, and just missing Hitler Youth. Stealing the potato involved a lot of determination and courage on Rudy's side, considering he "stole" it right in front of the grocer as well as got away with it with nothing more than a boot to the back. As for the incident with Franz, things did not go so well. Showing Rudy's impulsiveness as well as his hate for Franz, he threw a rock at him while he was walking down the street. This ended up with broken ribs, a black eye, and a haircut. Missing out on Hitler Youth gave him the opportunity to move to a different division, this one being Flieger Division, which was for flight. This was good because of the lack of Franz Deutscher, which may lead to an improvement in Rudy's behavior.
Wow. I never really thought of the fact that both chapters were about Rudy getting into trouble. Rudy is really clever isn't he. I agree that he really hates Hanz. Nice insight! You definitely showed your attentiveness to the chapter.
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