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THE READER Part 2 Chapter 3 and 4

THE READER Part 2 Chapter 3 and 4. By Imogen Brown. Characters. “ I also recognised the body, the head with the hair gathered in an unfamiliar knot, the neck, the broad back, and the strong arms” (page 93 ) – Hanna is introduced again.

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THE READER Part 2 Chapter 3 and 4

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  1. THE READERPart 2 Chapter 3 and 4 By Imogen Brown

  2. Characters • “I also recognised the body, the head with the hair gathered in an unfamiliar knot, the neck, the broad back, and the strong arms” (page 93) – Hanna is introduced again. • No one is named except Hanna. “Another student drove” (page 92), “… on the right hand side was the bench of defendants and their lawyers.” (page 93), “…with my parents and brother and sisters and my friends…” (page 99) – No one is named except Hanna, shows her significance • “ … old Nazis” (page 94) – some attorneys were old Nazis, the different generations

  3. Setting • “The trial was in another town, about an hour’s drive away” (page 92) • “The court was in a turn-of-the-century building..” (page 93) – the new generation, a changing Germany • “We drove along Bergstrasse under blossoming fruit trees.” (page 92) – Spring, change in Germany • “It was a Thursday. The trial had begun on Monday” (page 92) • “The room that housed the assize court had a row of large windows down the left-hand side, with milky glass that blocked the view of the outdoors but let in a great deal of light” (page 93) -

  4. Plot • The trial • Hanna being questioned about events • Michael’s thought process • “I felt nothing” (page 93, 98) • Observations of Hanna • His feelings about the trial, the second generation, his relationship with Hanna and comprehending her undertaking certain actions • “I did not miss a single day of the trial” (page 97)

  5. Theme • Sense of nothing • Michael feels nothing towards Hanna any longer • Fascination • Obsession with her. “I decoded her head, her neck, her shoulders” (page 98) • Second generation’s fascination with the Nazi generation • “Then I remembered…” (page 98) – recalling events

  6. Style • Repetition of “I felt nothing” • Sophisticated language – older man retelling his own story, first person perspective • Short sentencing at the beginning of Chpt. 3 and longer sentencing when questioning begins • Repetition of “her” – associated with theme of fascination • Emotive language – “gloomy pomposity” (page 93), “strong arms” (page 93), “critical importance” (page 101)

  7. Style • Rule of three – “treated, slandered, or attacked” (page 98) • Rhetorical questions – “Can one see them all as linked this way?” (page 101), “Who had given me the injection?” (page 99) – all rhetorical questions are for the reader of the novel • Real events are now entwined with fiction offering validity to the narrative/story • Central tension of the novel is established

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