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| Plot Summary of Berlin Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf |
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"Franz Biberkopf has just been released from prison, after serving four years for manslaughter. As a former criminal, he vows to reform himself and become his own man. Unfortunately, Franz isn't very smart, and he involves himself with the wrong people and unknowingly becomes involved in a variety of criminal activities. A stubborn man, Franz refuses to believe his true friends when they tell him that he should not trust Reinhold, a man who Franz believes is his best friend, but who is actually a malicious, evil person. It is not until Reinhold kills Franz's beloved girlfriend, Mieze, and tries to implicate him in the murder, that Franz understand what is really happening. Confined to a mental hospital due to the doctors' belief that he killed Mieze out of insanity, Franz begins trying to put his life back together."
Judy Berman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Berlin Alexanderplatz: The Story of Franz Biberkopf |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- criminal becomes sensitive
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Dumb
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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