Načini (ne)suočavanja sa prošlošću na primeru romana “Čitač” Bernharda Šlinka

Abstract

Na primeru romana "Čitač" nemačkog autora Bernharda Šlinka u radu se uočavaju i analiziraju načini na koje se likovi (ne)suočavaju sa neslavnom nacističkom prošlošću, sa sopstvenom krivicom i krivicom svojih prethodnika. U radu se opisuju različiti postupci prihvatanja ili izmicanja od odgovornosti i krivice kojima pribegavaju likovi romana koji su bili ili direktni učesnici u nacističkim zločinima tokom Drugog svetskog rata ili pripadnici posleratnih generacija koji stiču saznanja i promišljaju o teškoj prošlosti sa kojom treba da se suoče. Cilj rada jeste ukazivanje na neophodnost bavljenja prošlošću kako bi se načini suočavanja i prihvatanja sopstvene i kolektivne krivice i odgovornosti bolje uvideli i razumeli.

In the example of the novel "The Reader" by the German author Bernhard Schlink, the paper perceives and analyzes how the characters deal or do not deal with the infamous Nazi past, with their guilt and the guilt of their predecessors. The paper describes various actions of acceptance or evasion of responsibility and guilt resorted to by the characters of the novel who were either direct participants in Nazi crimes during the Second World War or members of the post-war generations who gain knowledge and reflect on the difficult past they have to face. The work aims to indicate the necessity of dealing with the past to distinguish and understand the ways of facing and accepting one's own and collective guilt and responsibility.