Fatherland

Research two characters in the novel that are based on real historical figures. Discuss how their actions, characteristics, and motives in the text reflect their real actions in Nazi Germany.

How do the German government and the SS try to control the narrative of World War II in the text? Cite specific examples. How does today’s world reflect this same tendency to control what people believe? Discuss how this relates to the novel’s thematic examination of The Dissolution of Objective Truth.

Compare the dystopian settings of Fatherland and George Orwell’s 1984. How are they similar? Compare and contrast the development of the two protagonists, March and Winston. How do their fates differ? What is one theme that both characters convey?