Essays on The Reader

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…

The Reader presents guilt as an inescapable force. An integral motif that runs throughout the whole novel is the question of who is to blame and is responsible for the monstrous crimes committed during the Holocaust. In the novel Michael and his generation seem to…

In order to analyse the representation of perpetrators in Holocaust literature, I am going to be looking at Martin Amis’ Time’s Arrow and Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader. I would argue that both authors treat the perpetrators in a very measured manner, meaning that the reader…

In the novel, The Reader, published by Bernhard Schlink in 1955, the conflict between condemnation and understanding is one of the major overarching themes. In this story, Michael falls in love with Hannah Schmitz but further in the story realizes that she has played an…

The Reader and Writer Relationship The Connotation Bond of the Reader – Writer “Life is all about relationships”. Even before birth human creates a relationship with his or her mother inevitably. To human’s relationships just happen, even thought that they aren’t looking for it because…

Kyrra McClintock challenges her readers to reconsider their position on mendacious language in the 21st century in relation to George Orwell’s novel, “1984”. She provides an in depth view of the different types of language that are used to manipulate an audience. Throughout history, the…