Thomas Bernhard

He resolves to find the owner of the cap, but balks at that too, feeling that he hears “the words CAP THIEF, again and again the words CAP THIEF, CAP THIEF” with every step (Bernhard 43). For the record, he is not stealing this cap. Not only did he chance upon it in the road, he is actively trying to find its owner. He is so afraid of not fitting into any visual definition that others see in him, that his actual actions don’t

In class we had to read a book called “Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador” by Horacio Castellano Moya written in 1997. This book consists of one main character Vega who is an art history professor that comes back to El Salvador to attend his mother’s funereal in exchange for his fair share of her will she left behind for him and his brother. While being in El Salvador for fifteen days Vega meets up with up with his so called friend named Moya at bar called La Lumbre. They decided to meet

The book “Revulsion: Thomas Bernhard in San Salvador” by Horacio Castellanos Moya was written after the civil war that took place in El Salvador (1980-1992). The theme of this book is a man ranting about all the things he dislikes about the country. The author uses this fictional character to express his feelings. This is a great book, in my opinion, because the author talks about all the topics that need to be checked by including his opinion, using facts, and literary devices. The author, Horacio

Compare how authors, Tim Winton and Bernhard Schlink, explore the journey from youth to adulthood and the long-term consequences in their novels, The Reader and Breath through the use of literary techniques. Tim Winton and Bernhard Schlink both use literary techniques to explore the journey from youth to adulthood in their novels, The Reader and Breath. The use of various literary techniques by each author compares and contrasts the ways in which each authors explores the journey from adolescence

Bernhard Schlink’s “The Reader” is set in Germany during the 1950’s. One of the main characters is Hanna, a 35-year-old woman who is somewhat brutal and has a significant lack of compassion. Her past had a major impact on her interactions with the other characters in the novel as well as her behaviour. This could be due to her guilt regarding her war crimes, as well as trying to keep her illiteracy a secret. From the beginning of the novel, the lack of information provided to the reader regarding

The Reader is a romantic drama text written by Bernhard Schlink, and was later developed into a film directed by Stephen Daltry. At the beginning of the film, the audience is introduced to a young, sick boy who is struggling to get home in the pouring rain. In this scene, Michael is introduced to Hanna Schmitz, a middle-aged woman who helps him back to his home. Michael recalls, “When rescue came, it was almost an assault. The woman seized my arm and pulled me through the dark entryway into the courtyard”

One such story is seen in Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader. One of The Reader’s main theme and arguably most important is illiteracy. The idea of illiteracy in the novel however is not just literal but also has other implications as well. The use of illiteracy is not only for its literal

Essay Response To “The Reader” To what extent does Schlink in his novel “The Reader”, show that it is impossible to escape one’s past. In his novel “The Reader”, author Bernhard Schlink through the use of techniques such as structure, setting and characterisation reveals to an immense extent that it is impossible to escape one’s past. Schlink utilises the main protagonists of the text, Michael and Hanna, depicting their relationship, along with the idea of post war German guilt to further

George Friedrich Bernhard Riemann, born in Breselenz, Germany, was a prominent and influential mathematician during the nineteenth century. At a young age, Riemann was recognized by his teachers for his swift grasping of complicated mathematical operations. Riemann attended the University of Gottingen where he developed a strong foundation in theoretical physics from Johann Listing and other notable professors. Riemann introduced concepts of mathematical importance such as the complex variable theory

Guilt is defined as an emotion of regret or accountability for some offense, which drives a person to make amends in some way. Shame is defined as a painful emotion arising from the consciousness of committing something immoral. The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink, is a novel that is filled with various examples of guilt and shame. Guilt is especially important because the symbolic meaning of the story contains illustrations of both collective and personal guilt. This emphasis on guilt begs the question: