The change between Michael in part
1 and part 2 is evident. In the beginning Michael appears to be an innocent
young man looking for someone to show him how to love and growing up with that
person, Hanna, and becoming extremely accustomed to her. In part 2 Michael
realizes how much of a fool he was and vows to never love again. This
motivation of having Hanna who left him sets him apart from the next part of
his life. He becomes very detached to those who he dates. For example, he
spends time with Sophie and when she is finally able to have sex with him he
tells her they cannot be together and it is evident he does not truly love her.
It almost seems as if Michael has
been completely brainwashed by Hanna that his brain cannot take in anything
else. It seems at the beginning of part 2 that if he is even remotely reminded
of his relationship with Hanna through another relationship that he would just
terminate it. With the idea of giving love a rest, and appearing to abandon the
idea as a whole, Michael starts to focus on his studies and the novel becomes
filled with more intellectual information. Michael becomes wrapped up in his
study with mechanical devotion until the idea of war crime sweeps him off his
feet.
I believe this book is for a mature
audience and is at the right level for the audience reading it, meaning this
class. I also find it very interesting so far although I must admit to finding
part 1 more interesting than part 2.
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