The Reader
Memory is a powerful concept. Often when an individual undergoes a traumatic situation, the ramifications of these actions seep into an individualĀfs psyche unknowingly. In effect this passes through memory and becomes sub-consciously buried within a personĀfs behavioural patterns generally. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink explores the concept of a young mans subconscious desire for a woman whom he ĀgcanĀft remember to forgetĀh (1Memento) as she is so deeply inlaid within his soul.
Critically acclaimed as ĀgA formally beautiful, disturbing, and finally morally devastating novel. From the first pageĀc [it] ensnares both heart and mindĀh ( Los Angeles Times), the novel tells the story of a young boy, 15, Michael Berg, through his own interior narration. He finds himself emotionally and sexually attached to a woman of over twice his age, Hanna Schmitz. She then breaks his heart by deserting him. Michael is emotionally torn by this incident and consequently develops a......
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