Auster, Paul: Mr. Vertigo

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Das Dokument ist eine Zusammenfassung des Buches „Mr. Vertigo“ von Paul Auster und beschreibt die Hauptcharaktere sowie deren Beziehungen zueinander. Die Geschichte dreht sich um den Jungen Walter, der vom ungarischen Meister Yehudi das Fliegen beigebracht bekommt und damit in den Zirkus zieht. Im Buch werden Themen wie Ausbeutung, Rassismus und Verlust behandelt. Walter lernt, sich selbst zu finden und seinen eigenen Wert zu entdecken, während er von seinem Meister hart trainiert wird. Die Freundschaft zwischen Walter und Aesop, einem schwarzen Jungen, wird ebenfalls hervorgehoben. Die Geschichte endet tragisch mit dem Tod von Aesop und Mother Sue sowie dem Verlust des Bauernhofs von Meister Yehudi durch den Ku Klux Klan. Trotz der Probleme schafft es Walter, seine Flugkunst zur Perfektion zu bringen, sich von seinem Meister zu lösen und ein erfolgreicher Künstler zu werden.
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Mr. Vertigo By Paul Auster The Author: Paul Auster was born in New Jersey in 1947. After attending Columbia University he lived in France for four years. Since 1947 he has published poems, essays, novels and translations. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Characters: Walter Clairborne Rawley: He is an orphan boy living in Saint Louis. Walter, called Walt, lives with his uncle Slim and aunt Peggy until he meets Master Yehudi. He is taught by Master Yehudi how to fly. Master Yehudi: Master Yehudi isn t his real name, which he never told. He becomes the master and mentor of Walt when he gets him off the street and makes a bargain with him. He speaks with a strange accent because he is Hungarian but nevertheless his words have power. He was born in Budapest and came to America as a young boy and grew up in Brooklyn. You know nothing. I m offering you the chance of a lifetime. You have the gift. United we stand. Divided we fall. Mother Sue: She is called Mother Sioux by Walt because she is an Indian, an Oglala Sioux. She is the housekeeper of Master Yehudi. She looks like a man with her broad shoulders, muscles and large hands. She strongly believes in Walt s ability to fly because she saw her brother and father do the impossible. Her husband and daughter were killed in an accident. Aesop: He is a crippled black living with Master Yehudi. Yehudi is also a teacher and mentor to him because he owes his life to his master. Aesop s Mother died of TB when he was a baby. The Master ...
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