The Lost Honour of Katherina Blum In class prep

Question 1

Yr 11 Focus points

Answer 1

• Investigate different reading stratergies

- Analyse how text structures, language features and stylistic elements create meaning.

Question 2

Yr 12 Focus points

Answer 2

• Close study of the relationship b/w language, POV, tone, diction.
• Demonstrate understanding that writers may manipulate grammattical and stylistic elements for Ideological purposes

Question 3

Ideological/intellectual function

Answer 3

Focus on the meaning or the theme or the ideology of our reading of the text, then we are possible focusing on the intellectual rather than the aesthetic.Emphasis on theme, context, religion.(Patriarchy, dystopia, religious allusion)

Question 4

Aesthetic function

Answer 4

A sense of beauty or an appreciation of artistic expression. Examples; Rhyme, rhythum, diction, language, tone, use of generic conventions,

Question 5

3 areas of context

Answer 5

• Author’s
• Readers
• Text

Question 6

Context definition

Answer 6

The time & place, as well as the cultural/political/ religious attitudes, values and ideologies, surrounding a text, writer and reader.

Question 7

Key Themes

Answer 7

• Patriarchy
• Virgin-whore dichotomy
• Fear of Communism
• Fact vs Fiction
• Journalism hysteria/news; (characterisation, exaggeration, hyperbole)
• Mass hysteria and fear
• Experiences of women; sexual intimidation, limited social roles.
• Horror of violence, blood.(‘dirty’)
• Irony

Question 8

List of all chracters

Answer 8

• Katherina Blum
• Dr. Hubert Blorna
• Trude Blorna; Trude the ‘Red’
• Peter Hach
• Walter Moeding
• Wener Totges
• Erwin Beizmenne
• Adolf Schonner
• Else Woltersheim
• Mr and Mrs Hiepertz
• Ludwig Gotten
• Policewoman Pletzer
• Mr Korten
• Peter, Maria, Kurt Blum
• Mrs Schmil
• Mr Ruhwiedel
• Wilhelm Brettloh
• Alois Straubleder
• Luding
• Konrad Beiters
• Mr Fehners
• Hertha Scheumel
• Claudia Sterm
• Karl
• Elma Zubringer
• Pastor of Gemmelsbroich
• Eginhard Templer

Question 9

Katharina Blum info

Answer 9

• Protagonist
• Hard-working, dilligent, Housekeeper
• Reserved, strict- friends called her a prude
• Infatuation with Ludwig; love at first sight.
• Danced “exclusively and ferverently” with Ludwig
• Close friend of the Blornas and employee
• Volunteers for the Elderly Hiepertz couple