On your own blogs, write up a response to this dazzling piece of writing. (Due Thursday):
Why do you think he did this?
What does this signify about the way Germany was developing?
Do you think that the officers should be allowed to use this as an excuse?
Do you think that for a soldier, it is more important to do his duty to a nation as ordered OR to stop obeying orders when his own ethical code get's in the way?
Do You Take the Oath: The second reading was about how a man at first stood up for what he believed in, but over a 24 hour course, lost it. He then proceeds to talk about what could have happened had he and the many other Germans like him taken a stand against this evil. Later on, the reading narrated a letter from Ricarda Huch, who refused to take the oath.
What does the oath represent? What was its purpose?
Why did the man cave in at the end? Was it because of his family?
Do you think he would have never given in and always resisted if he had never "thought it over"?
The man goes on to speak of the great potential he and all others have. What is this potential?
The official who oversaw the man take the oath did not seem to notice or care about the man's grudging acceptance. Why was this? Had the oath served its purpose?
Why did Huch refuse to sign the oath?
What does it mean by "internal exile"?
What is she getting at by this idea of German-ness? Compare and contrast her idea and the Nazi idea of German-ness.
Feel free not to answer all of the questions. Completely ignore them, if you like. They are there to help you.
Very nice questions Jack! (No spelling errors I can see, although you should look over apostrophe rules in a grammar book.)
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