Year I Learned To Love A German Analysis

Stories have over time being used to communicate important themes within the society. As a matter of fact, themes such as culture, love, war and change have been widely portrayed in stories. As a result, analysts have explored stories, drew comparisons and also used them as historical artifacts. The stories, “1944 the Year I Learned to Love a German” and “A Good Man is hard to find” are two contrasting stories presented in different environments. Nonetheless, both are from the mid-20th century and as such are expected to bear significance semblance to each other. This paper compares the two stories in terms of thematic presentations, historical alignment, social context and the use of language by the authors.
It is important to note that both use humour and culture in addition to multiple other social themes that give the texts interesting aspects. Other themes typical of both texts include
In “1944 the Year I Learned to Love a German”, there is no doubt an expectation that his love for Germans is at lowest. This is well illustrated in his words, “Nineteen forty-four that was, and I devoutly wished every German left on the face of the earth an excruciating death” (Richler 156). These words not only reflect the entrenched hatred for past actions but also refer to the Jewish and German cultures. As a matter of fact, it makes reference to a period following the German Armies attempt to exterminate Jews and as such, explains the hatred. For example, Richler made it cleared how he hated German with passion. In contrast, in "A Good Man Is Hard to find” a grandmother drives her son as well as his entire family to their death in the hands of a Misfit (O'Connor). Like the case of the Germans against the Jews, she is presented as a self-absorbed character with fading memory. The story opens with the grandmother’s railing against his son,