What was it like for the country as Nazism collapsed? Consider the population at large, but most particularly the women at Burg Lingenfels. Yet ordinary Germans also suffered, especially as the war neared the end. Most of the recent books about World War II focus on the horrors of the holocaust, and for good reason. ( Follow-up to Question 2) Which woman's story do you find most compelling, frightening, or horrifying? Are you more sympathetic toward one than the other two?Ĥ. What was each woman's role, or position, in German society, and how did each experience the war? What about the years after the war?ģ. Talk about their different views of the Hitler regime as it unfolded and their various reasons for supporting it. Describe each of the three women-Marianne, Ania, and Benita. Just as important, how much-and at what point-did ordinary citizens truly know about the impoundment and murder of Europe's Jewish population.Ģ. What does the novel reveal about the method and degree of Hitler's appeal to the German populace? In what way does it address the most problematic question of the War: how the German people allowed themselves to be swept away by Hitler and Nazi propaganda. We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available in the meantime, please use our LitLovers talking points to start a discussion for THE WOMEN IN THE CASTLE … then take off on your own:ġ.
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