Zusammenfassung

Zusammenfassung What will you remember about this material? How did it help you better understand die Wende? What themes came up in the book that you have also heard about in class?

I learned a lot reading Olli aus Ossiland. Reading the book gave me a glimpse of what die Wende was like for someone my age. Also, reading the book in class brought up many discussions on what it was like in real life. I will especially remember the bit about when Olli came to the West and how he had such a hard time fitting in. While you think every person from East Germany would love living in the West, Olli, and I'm sure many others, felt the most comfortable back in East Germany. Also, I found the part about the refugees very interesting and how they were persecuted by many. The book helped me to better understand the changes the end of communism brought about, not just for East Germany as a whole, but how it effected the people individually. Many of the in class discussions stemmed from reading the novel, except most discussions on the Stassi. Many of the book's themes revolved around the changes in local towns, such as abandonment of Communist officials, factories and businesses shutting down, local shops going out of business because of the influence of Western economy, and plights of refugees. Overall the story of Olli was not that interesting, but the time and place it was written about gave the book an educational setting.