In order to understand all the allusions occurring in “The Germans”, one has to consider the political and social situation in Britain during the 1970’s. In 1973, only 28 years after their victory in the Second World War, Britain became a member of the EC, even though the “process of adjustment […] proved to be a long, complicated, and troublesome one” (Gowland, Turner, Wright 77). The fact of being an isolated nation led to prevailing hostility and skepticism towards Europe, since the British were lacking a real understanding “of its culture or history” (Gowland, Turner, Wright 7).…