Expectations

The way in which part two surprised me the most. Everything was returning to normal, which was expected, and then he studies law. While he is very mechanical, he becomes radical. I do not like the way in which tis happens. He is too indulged in his studies and these thoughts. I could not believe that he accused his father of alleged war crimes. He then goes to trial, which is in another town. WHAT A COINCIDENCE that Hanna is there. He is able to recognize her without seeing her, and all his questions are answered. Although I did not expect this, I do not know what I think about it. In a way it is cliché and annoying, but he knows the answers and where she left. She was a prison guard in Auschwitz. He comments on the way that she looks arrogant, but at the beginning of part two that is how I would describe him. He made himself feel superior, especially at school, where he felt it was too easy.

I also liked the way in which the narrative would go from the trial to further in the past. He was trying to connect why he was emotionally numb at one point, and at another point he tried to picture Hanna as one of the guards in the book. He could not figure out which guard she would be. I thought it was interesting that she took responsibility for her actions and that the other defendants just blamed it on her. She would give actual answers, and the others lied about even their alibis.

So far I like the novel. It makes more sense now that I have read the second part, and I look forward to finishing the novel this weekend. I honestly do not know what to expect as an ending.