- What is the reason for eliciting our general distrust and dislike for the narrator? Is there a redeeming foil in the novel? Which character can be identified as 'moral' or righteous'?
- What is the problem with calling the novel 'magical realism'?
- What are the connections between the historical placement of the novel and the relationships between characters that might symbolize Grass's opinion about the period?
- What are the projections for the novel based on the first section? How does this initial character development affect the rest of the novel?
- What is the link between the brutality of the novel and its artistry? Does Grass 'portray the history of post-WWII Germany' through direct metaphor or through eliciting the emotional landscape of the time period?
- Recently, Grass's participation in the Hitler Youth has brought much attention to the morality of his work. How does this historical moral confusion reflect he actual ethical paradigm presented in the novel?
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Gunter Grass: The Tin Drum
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