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Address Unknown
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Essay Topics
Address Unknown is an epistolary novel. How does the exchange of letters frame the story of Max and Martin’s friendship?
In what ways does Address Unknown chart the rise of Nazism in Germany in the 1930s? How do the letters anchor the reader in the time period and its events?
How does Martin’s antisemitism grow throughout the novel? To what extent can Martin be said to have always been antisemitic?
In what ways does the story employ verisimilitude to introduce the audience to a particular moment in history?
In what ways do the characters change their names and the presentation of their names with regard to the political situation? How does Max’s signature change reflect plot development?
Describe the Radicalization process that leads Martin to his devotion to Nazism. Was this radicalization inevitable?
How does the novel’s epistolary nature inform the tone and the delivery of exposition? How might the novel read differently if it had a different structure?
In what ways does Address Unknown portray the paranoia of a totalitarian state? How is this reflected through Martin?
After Griselle’s execution, how does Max seek to punish his former friend? How does he succeed? Does he fail in any sense?
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