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The events of the Holocaust and its atrocious outcome had left behind its content from the realm of understanding. Its violent nature fractured the cultural narrative and led the people to question the integrity of the content because it is not easily understandable. Markus Zusaks' novel The Book Thief is a genuine attempt to voice the reality of the Holocaust Victims. Liesel's story reflects the same impression of the traumatized who survived the Holocaust. The traumatic experience leaves a gash in the identity of the survivor and this can be testified by the experience portrayed in this novel. This paper entitled "Empowerment of the Other in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief" is an attempt to justify the importance of relationships and friendship in the rehabilitation of the traumatized. This contextualizes the traumatic experiences in the novel. Focusing on the protagonist, there will be an exploration of her confronting experience with trauma and her haunting encounter with death. This paper also attempts to legitimize the importance of a community in the process of recovery.