"In Nach Mitternacht, the author Irmgard Keun unveils a society that is a counter-image to that portrayed by the National Socialist regime. By giving the reader an amplified yet sharp picture of life in the Third Reich, Keun not only exposes the Regime's repression mechanisms, but she also raises the question of individual responsibility among the petit-bourgeoisie, discussing very early-on the issue of co-participation. Keun's critical engagement does not fall short of aesthetical quality. A seemingly naive narrator deconstructs Nazi discourse through various literary devices which break the one-to-one system of signification typical of totalitarian discourses. Keun succeeds in deconstructing the Nazi regime by focusing on specific parts of society, zooming in on different situations and on the lives of different people, offering the reader a dissected picture of life in the Third Reich. Hence, Keun delivers a critical and complex political analysis of the early years of the Third Reich"--Abstract. / Typescript. / "Spring Semester, 2002." / "Submitted to the Department of Modern Languages in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Birgit Maier-Katkin, Professor Directing Thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-44).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_292239 |
| Contributors | Bonfante-Bossak, Ana Luisa, 1973- (authoraut), Maier-Katkin, Birgit, 1962- (professor directing thesis), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (vi, 45 leaves), computer, application/pdf |
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