Emilia Galotti

In The Reader, Bernhard Schlink uses the motif of reading throughout all three parts. Many of the nuances that appear in the relationship between the protagonist, Michael, and Hannah, stem from Michael reading regularly to Hannah. Schlink expressly defines and constrains the relationship between Hannah and Michael in Part One through the motif of reading. Specifically, he further complicates the balance of power in the relationship, elucidates on the personal bond that the two share, and prescribes