'Die Stunde der wahren Empfindung' - The Story of a Progress?

Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject German Studies - Modern German Literature, grade: 1,00, University of Sussex, language: English, abstract: As far as the moral of the novella "Die Stunde der wahren Empfindung" is concerned, David Roberts recognizes Peter Handke's inability to decide "zwischen der existentiellen Symbolik von Tod und Wiedergeburt und der richtungslosen Unbestimmtheit einer Fortsetzungsgeschichte" and states that "[d]ie Inkonsequenz der Erz?hlung [...] buchst?blich ohne Konsequenz [ist]". Similarly, Gunther Pakendorf regards the story "als Verlegenheitsl?sung, als Zeichen der Auswegslosigkeit und Ohnmacht der Wirklichkeit gegen?ber". In opposite to these negative interpretations, I will attempt to prove that the protagonist does experience personal development which might lead him to enjoy a positive future. Firstly, the essay will indicate the manner in which Gregor Keuschnig copes with the challenge of discovering hitherto unknown emotional facets of his personality (section II). Thereafter, section III illustrates the alteration in Keuschnig's thinking towards the conventional order of things; then section IV investigates Keuschnig's change of attitude regarding those things he feels are significant. Finally, section V deals with an alternative relationship between the individual and society. [...]

Author: Marion Luger

Publisher: Grin Verlag

Publication Date: Sep 12, 2009

Number of Pages: 20 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 364042364X

ISBN-13: 9783640423644