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Title: Der Sohn: Ein Drama in fünf Akten
Note: Reading ease score: 95.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
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Summary: "Der Sohn: Ein Drama in fünf Akten" by Walter Hasenclever is a play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around the tumultuous relationship between a father and his young son, exploring themes of identity, generational conflict, and the longing for freedom. The son grapples with feelings of inadequacy and rebellion, which come to a head after failing to pass his graduation exams. The opening of the play establishes the son in his room, amidst a blend of despair and a yearning for a meaningful life. He converses with his tutor, expressing his struggles with societal expectations and his fraught connections with family. The dynamic shifts as the son expresses a desperate need for love and understanding, hinting at a deeper emotional turbulence within him. A poignant passage reveals his internal conflict about legacy and autonomy, setting the stage for the conflicts with his father that will define the drama. This opening serves as a compelling introduction to the themes of youth, despair, and the search for one's place in the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hasenclever, Walter, 1890-1940
EBook No.: 61578
Published: Mar 7, 2020
Downloads: 114
Language: German
Subject: German drama -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Der Sohn: Ein Drama in fünf Akten
Note: Reading ease score: 95.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Der Sohn: Ein Drama in fünf Akten" by Walter Hasenclever is a play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around the tumultuous relationship between a father and his young son, exploring themes of identity, generational conflict, and the longing for freedom. The son grapples with feelings of inadequacy and rebellion, which come to a head after failing to pass his graduation exams. The opening of the play establishes the son in his room, amidst a blend of despair and a yearning for a meaningful life. He converses with his tutor, expressing his struggles with societal expectations and his fraught connections with family. The dynamic shifts as the son expresses a desperate need for love and understanding, hinting at a deeper emotional turbulence within him. A poignant passage reveals his internal conflict about legacy and autonomy, setting the stage for the conflicts with his father that will define the drama. This opening serves as a compelling introduction to the themes of youth, despair, and the search for one's place in the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Hasenclever, Walter, 1890-1940
EBook No.: 61578
Published: Mar 7, 2020
Downloads: 114
Language: German
Subject: German drama -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.