Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis Essays

oodbye Lenin!, set in East Berlin during the crash of the Berlin Wall opens up the eyes of viewers to the harships endured in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, which was governed by communist rule. It focuses on the life of Alexander Beyer, a young man from East Berlin. This essay will address the images of Germany, the Germans and the “Germanness” the film presents and the relevance of these images to the present day viewer. The historical context of Goodbye Lenin is the prevailing

describes the life of the important New York historical figure chronologically, while also continuously peppering each account with his own writing style. He makes a case for La Guardia being an integral figure in politics, social issues, and New York City in general by citing his achievements, as well as providing La Guardia’s background to explain his personality and character later on in his career. Jeffers