Stasiland‚ Practise essay #1 Eleanor Durrance "Although a sense of loss permeates Stasiland it is ultimately an uplifting book" ’Stasiland’ by Anna Funder is an account. In this study she interprets an ignored history of everyday people from East Germany through interviewing and collecting stories of witnesses. In many sections of Stasiland‚ positivity is demonstrated through victims courageous stories‚ however a sense of loss is always present‚ overshadowing the optimism displayed in the final
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A Character/Chapter Chart of Anna Funder’s Stasiland The Victims The Perpetrators Miriam Weber: Chapters 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 28 Herr Winz [counter-espionage/anti-infiltration]: Chapter 8 Julia Behrend: Chapters 5‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 14 (incl. the rape) Von Schnitzler [chief propagandist for the GDR]: Chapter 13 and p. 255 Frau Paul: Chapters 21‚ 22‚ 23 Herr Christian [code worker/encoding transcripts of intercepted telephone conversations]: Chapter 15 Hagen Koch [technical draftsman & GDR Musterknabe or poster boy/model
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HUMAN COURAGE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR." ANNA FUNDER’S GREAT VICTORY IS THAT SHE DOES. DISCUSS. Anna Funder’s 2002 work of literary journalism‚ _Stasiland_‚ relates her journey through a "land gone wrong"‚ the German Democratic Republic. Separated by the Berlin Wall and political ideology‚ East Germans lived under the ubiquitous and omniscient control of the Stasi‚ the secret police‚ whose "job it was to know everything about everyone". Throughout her quest‚ Funder uncovers several stories of courage
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Topic: "People here talk of the Mauer im Kopf or the Wall in the Head.” Discuss how Funder uses symbols to explore key themes in Stasiland. ‘Stasiland’ is a non-fiction text written by Anna Funder and follows the personal recounts and experiences of those who lived throughout the GDR prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall. While the book primarily revolves around the conversations and reflections which Funder holds in relation to these stories‚ it is the authors remarkable use of symbolism which enables
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Even though the Berlin Wall came down in 1989‚ Stasiland shows that one can never be free from the horrors of tyranny. To what extent do you agree? In Anna Funders investigative account‚ Stasiland‚ the lasting effects of tyranny and persecution are explored. The damage it did to Julia‚ to Frau Paul and to Germany as a whole is shown to still exist. Julia experiences the mental damage done to her by the Stasi daily. Frau Paul is unable to regain the time she lost with her son. The country
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TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY TOPIC : “ FRAU PAUL IS THE MOST DAMAGED CHARACTER IN ANNA FUNDER’S STASILAND “ KEYWORDS : MOST – uttermost‚ ultimate‚ greater‚ mass‚ bulk‚ to the highest degree DAMAGED – harmed‚ injured‚ spoiled‚ vandalized‚ hurt‚ inflicted‚ corruption‚ impairment‚ suffering CHARACTER – persona‚ personality‚ individual‚ human being‚ person‚ nature‚ spirit STASILAND – Toletarian regime‚ the Stasi Regime‚ German Democratic Republic (GDR)‚ “Antifascist Protective Measure”‚ East Germany‚ The
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TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY TOPIC : “ FUNDER’S DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE PROVES A PARALLEL WITH THE NARRATIVES THAT STASILAND UNCOVERS. DISCUSS “ KEYWORDS : DESCRIPTION – COMMENT‚ COMMENTARY‚ EXPLANATION‚ DEFINITION‚ EXPOSITION‚ INTERPRETATION‚ RENDERING‚ TRANSLATION‚ DEPICTION‚ PORTRAYAL‚ OUTLINES PLACE – LOCATION‚ SETTING‚ VICINITY‚ EAST GERMANY‚ PROVES – DEMONSTRATES THE TRUTH‚ PROVIDES THE EVIDENCE‚ VALIDATES‚ CONFIRMS‚ CONVINCES PARALLEL – SYMMETRY‚ SIMILARITY‚ COMPARISON NARRATIVES – STORIES‚
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Funder shows that the victims of the Stasi were never fully healed following the collapse of the East German regime. Discuss. When we go through a traumatic event‚ none of us ever truly heal. Anna Funder demonstrates this right through Stasiland showing the reader that the victims of the Stasi were never fully healed following the collapse of the East German regime. She does this by sharing stories of ‘human courage’ with the reader‚ showing that some of the people involved‚ such as Herr Winz want
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“This society‚ it was built on lies…” Why does Funder find it so difficult to uncover the truth? In writing Stasiland‚ Funder is intent on finding out the truth of the East German regime. She interviews various people that either worked for the Stasi‚ or had a run in with them‚ in order to discover the facts about what really happened during the time of the GDR. Uncovering the truth becomes difficult for Funder‚ as she realizes that the entire operation was built on “lie after lie after lie.” The
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Characters: Funder: Narrator/critique/friend/observer/interviewer/historian Explores and re-tells stories from ex Stasi men‚ and victims of the Stasi Explores through human stories the separation of east and west Germany Experiences sympathy for victims as well as all Germans who lived through two tremendous events within a small space of time She has an outsiders perspective not experiencing the feelings of those times personally Miriam: Story inspires Funder to write the text. Funder can explain
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