Essays on The Reader

Bernhard Schlink used his novel The Reader as a way to create a feeling of empathy towards the Nazis in the Holocaust. Hanna Schmitz is portrayed in the novel through her lovers eyes Michael who is often conflicted about her. Hannah is 36 years old;...

The reader, by Bernhard Schlink, explores the generational guilt that many German people felt after the holocaust and the second world war. The novel, set-in post-war Germany explores this idea through the first-person view of Michael Berg. Michaels relationships with Hanna, a woman 20 years...

The Reader written by Bernhard Schlink is a powerful novel exploring the generational guilt that many German people felt after the Holocaust and World War II. The novel, set in post-war Germany explores these ideas through the first-person perspective of Michael Berg, a fifteen-year-old boy....

The Reader (Der Vorleser) was written by Bernhard Schlink and published in Germany in 1995, and translated into English in 1997. The novel explores the theme of generational guilt (Vergangenheitsbewältigung) through the intimate affair between former concentration camp guard Hanna Schmitz and German teenager Michael...

The Reader by Bernhard Schlink was originally published in Germany in 1995. Berhnard Schlink, a German judge and law professor known for his rather compelling German stories, took his take on the Third Reich and their effect on German society pre, throughout, and post World...

Guilt is a powerful concept. When an individual commits something they know is morally wrong, a heavy feeling settles in their chest, all-consuming and at times, unbearable. They carry that guilt for a long time, looking for any and every way to rid themselves from...