In the working class of Hanna's generation in Germany of 60's, much of this, has its roots in Pan Germanism and the terrible conditions that existed in Germany after WWI (see "Cabaret" for a stunning visual of this time period). Any sensitive person must do a lot of soul-searching after reading such a book. What would you do in such a society, having been brought up to believe in the racial and ethnic superiority of your race? Would you do anything to protect your family, your life? Is it not the ultimate responsibility of every human being to survive, to the best of their ability? Or must one sacrifice oneself for what one believes is right, no matter what the price?
Yes, Hanna is a murderer, however, also a pitiful victim of life and of her generation, who has struggled to live, who would conceal her illiteracy for her pride, to escape from the matter of morality rather than reasoning.
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