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Stasiland Themes (Courage (Miriam's courage in attempting to escape…
Stasiland Themes
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Guilt
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Vonn Schnitzler's wife's name is on his apartment, not his
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GDR Logic
Justifying killings and imprisonment by saying that the people imprisoned and killed were in league with the enemy, and were traitors
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If the GDR says you don't exist, you don't exist
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The Past
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"You cannot destroy your past, nor what it does to you" - Funder
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Remembering/Forgetting
Julia remembers only the positive aspects of the GDR and seems not to acknowledge how it ruined her life
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"To remember or forget, which is healthier? To demolish it or fence it off? To dig it up or leave it lie in the ground?"
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Ideology
Stasi men are still caught up in their socialist ideology, refusing to acknowledge any fault in the GDR
Germans being embarrassed to talk about the Stasis because of their appearance immediately after the Nazis
Capitalism could fall any day now, and the Stasi men must be ready to return to socialism
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Author Intrusion
Funder's narration over Stasi men, ridiculing their faith in socialism
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