Improvement

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by Joan Silber

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Did you think that the chapter about Monika fit into the novel as well as the other chapters/characters?
Ramin Hosseini For a number of reasons, I think, yes. It does.
It shows different aspects of some characters already introduced in the previous chapters, namely Bruno…moreFor a number of reasons, I think, yes. It does.
It shows different aspects of some characters already introduced in the previous chapters, namely Bruno and Steffi. We learn that even Bruno is capable of doing some good and Steffi while dealing with death tries to keep her face and, in her own why, play the role of the mother (interestingly enough she is mostly addressed as “her mother” in this chapter).
We can see the dominant themes of the novel (sacrifice, forgiveness, money, death, and love) in this chapter as well.
This chapter present us with a view of the modern Berlin with its stumble stones and Holocaust Memorials.
Last but not least, Silber through establishing the relationship between Monika and Lynnette enables us to see the latter from a totally different point of view than that of Rayna.
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