Part 3

Part 3 of the Reader was definitely the most emotional. As i read that Michael had gotten married, i wondered if that was what he actually wanted, or if he just married because of it was part of life. I always thought that the book would somehow come back to Michael and Hanna's relationship, and not just forget her in jail. Not to my surprise, it did, as Michael gets divorced after just a few years and begins to try and contact Hanna in jail. I though at first that sending the cassettes of him reading to her was a good way of communicating, or at leafs making a connection to demonstrate that he still cared for her. However, then I realized that Michael was fighting an inner battle on what to do. He was feeling guilty that he had loved a criminal, and perhaps still does, and now he is trying to get into contact with her again, something that he is definitely questioning himself about inside. Hanna's thank you note is good symbol that she is thankful for what Michael is doing and it is proof that she has learned to write, and most likely read in prison. In y opinion, if Michael truly loved her, he should have started to send written letters to her since the cassettes were now pointless, however, i also understand he was fighting with guilt. It took me by surprise when Hanna killed herself in jail. I believe her suicide messed with Michael's mind even more. He felt guilty for killing her. Would it have saved her if Michael had sent written letters? That is the question I had