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Olive piano 906 Posted 7 years ago
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Book review - The Tobacconist

Hello, I wrote a review of the book "The Tobacconist". It would be great if somebody could review my review ;-) It's homework and my teacher dislikes everything that is written in a somewhat colloquial language, so if you can give me hints when I did so would be great!


The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler - a review


The story is set in 1937 in Austria, shortly before the start of the second world war. The 17-year-old boy Franz Huchel, who lives in Attersee, decides to start an apprenticeship in a tobacconist's located in Vienna. With this new employment, he meets new people daily and gets a good impression of the situation in the city. Huchel grows up quickly and starts to fight the terror regime of national socialism, not always for his best. Ultimately, Huchel gets caught by the Nazi regime.
Throughout the book, the development of the main character is very well visible. At first, Huchel is still clearly naive and childish but as the story progresses, it becomes clear that his resistance against the Nazis increases and that he doesn't fear to fight for his conviction. The impact of Freud and Anzeka on Franz's character is very well visible, it seems that every character in Robert's craft has his unique task to bring the story to its peak. As the story progresses, the more severe prosecution of Jews and anti-national socialist is very well portrayed. Huchel struggles also with personal problems, he fell in love with a woman who doesn't reciprocate his feelings. Additionally, his friend Freud gets prosecuted which is a severe blow for Huchel. This vulnerability makes it very easy to empathize with the main character and to reflect what the reader himself would do in such a delicate situation.
Altogether the book is very well written and gives a good impression of what the life of a normal person in a national socialistic world looked like.

  
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