The end

Wendell Pfeffer

4/6/14

            Again like I expected once I reached part three the story changed drastically. Hannah was in prison and meanwhile Michael was trying to accept the fact that she was a member of the SS. Hannah spent eighteen years due to her involvement and inability to open the doors of the people trapped inside the church. I thought after reading part two that Michael’s feelings towards Hannah were gone due to the time they spent apart, but I was wrong. Michael kept obsessing over the same ideas and problems he had with Hannah since when they were young. For example - whether or not she actually loved him, why she was with him and if it was his fault that Hannah left him. In addition everything he did related back to Hannah. To be honest it was getting quite annoying; I understand that they shared good moments when they were young but to keep obsessing over them many years later is strange. Personally if I were with a girl and broke up with her a year later I would forget about the relationship we had. With Michael it’s a completely different story.

 I liked the idea of Hannah in part one, but in part two and three I didn’t. Even though Michael’s thoughts towards Hannah are annoying to the reader it did benefit him in many ways. When Michael was a kid Hannah gave him confidence, helped him overcome his sickness, gave him love, company and inspired him to work hard in school. When Michael grew up and became an adult Hannah inspired him to pursue his passion and that is writing. I think towards the end of the novel the reason to why Michael ever even committed to helping her when she was in prison and about to get out was because he wanted to pay her back for all the positive things Hannah did for him in his life.