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Self-Discovery, Divisions and Boundaries in Uwe Timm's Heißer Sommer

viii, 61 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Set in the turbulence of 1968, Uwe Timm's novel, Heißer Sommer, focuses on
two themes: self-discovery and the exploration of boundaries. The protagonist in Timm's
novel is Ullrich, a university student who embodies the unrest of his time. Timm
intertwines Ullrich's inner private sphere with the outer political sphere, which allows
him to understand himself through the frame of his political activism. Moreover, Ullrich
is used as an instrument by Timm to critique and shed an ironical light on the
glamorization of the West German student movement. Timm illuminates several political
(as well as personal) contradictions and criticisms through his protagonist's exposure to
the revolutionary movement. / Adviser: Alexander Mathas

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:uoregon.edu/oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/10649
Date06 1900
CreatorsJorgenson, Amanda Mary, 1984-
PublisherUniversity of Oregon
Source SetsUniversity of Oregon
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
RelationUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of German and Scandinavian, M.A., 2010;

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