Address Unknown: Like To Live In Nazi Germany

Address Unknown is and was a very moving book that brought light to what it was like to live in Nazi Germany and how easily and quickly people were changing. It is fascinating this book is fiction due to careful and meticulous writing. Kressmann had taken the initiative in writing this and understood how important it was for the public to see on a personal level the impact Nazi Germany was having on not just German citizens but citizens everywhere. Many American’s did not care nor believe the stories and what was happening in Germany. Kressmann herself had seen her Jewish friends in America being treated poorly by German’s who once were these Jewish people’s friends. This event helped inspire her to write Address Unknown.
I think Taylor was excellent at achieving her purpose of calling attention to the effect …show more content…
When Martin shut the door on Griselle that was heart wrenching. Any person reading this part I would think would have some emotional tie to this part of the story. I read over and over about Griselle and imagined her being in Vienna then off to Berlin, where she was in pursuit by the Stormtroopers. One could only hope that she would make it through alive. Kressmann Taylor did a wonderful job foreshadowing that she would not be welcome at Martin’s home. Knowing she would not be welcome you still anticipated the outcome of Griselle knocking on Martin’s door. Of course Martin had an excuse about why he turned her away. It was either his family and knowing what the Nazi’s would do to him, or letting Griselle go and be killed. Martin had to let Griselle go knowing full well she would be killed.
Kressmann is perfect in showing the reader what lies ahead, yet still holding your attention. Her foreshadowing technique is amazing from the title of the book well into each letter. Each letter provides a feel for what is to come, leaving the reader with an emotional