Essays on The Reader
When knowing that a certain action is morally wrong, it is hard to portray one’s self as the victim. That being said, one can fall victim to such a situation based on the totality of the circumstances that surround them. In Bernhard Schlink’s novel The Reader, the theme of victimization is prevalent amongst the two...
The Reader (Schlink, 1995) is a novel challenging the stereotypical views of saints and sinners through the themes of emotional distance and one-sided love. It is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany. Throughout the text, the theme of indifference and emotional distance is recurring....
Title of the text for analysis: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, 1995. Part to which the task refers: Part 3 – Literature: texts and contexts. My critical response will: • Explore the importance of context in The Reader. Explain why different audiences might interpret The Reader differently. • Comment on the position of German people...
In children’s literature, fairy tales are important stories that include aspects of the nonhuman nature into the setting of the plot. Fairy tales integrate ideas of the wilderness in order to create a new world in the readers’ imagination. Therefore, fairy tales are “short narratives” which are “passed down” by generations that are able to...
