Linda Judenberg returns to moderate this month’s discussion of Ursula Hegi’s Children and Fire.
Much of the narrative unfolds over a single dayFeb. 27, 1934, the first anniversary of the burning of the Reichstag.
The protagonist, Thekla Jansen, had waited years to be offered her teaching position, but now finds herself making moral compromises to maintain it.She wonders how she can guide the children on a path of tolerance and open-mindedness while at the same time accepting or even promoting their participation.
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Eventually, Thekla is forced to confront who she really is: “What happens if you’re no longer who you believed you were? What if whom you’re becoming goes against what you believed about yourself until you won’t remember who you were before?”
Refreshments, compliments of The Friends, will be served. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk
