43 pages 1 hour read

Anonymous

A Woman in Berlin

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1953

A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.

Part 3

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 3: “June”

Part 3, Chapters 1-5 Summary

On Friday 1 June, the flowers begin to sprout in Marta’s window boxes. She eats a small breakfast and then sets out across the city to visit an old work friend named Hilde. When Marta arrives at Hilde’s house, Hilde seems quiet. Finally, she begins to talk without emotion: her brother was killed during the fighting and, while she was not raped herself, saw other women and young girls raped. Marta notes that Hilde has been “marked for life” (159). On her way home, Marta visits Gisela. One of the two girls staying at Gisela’s house is sick and likely pregnant with her rapist’s baby. They eat nettles and a thin flour soup together. On her walk home, Marta sees numerous coffins.

Marta tracks down the workman who stole her radio. Though he pleads ignorance, she tricks him into returning it. Afterward, however, she feels “grubby” (161). At home, she watches a woman sewing an American flag and ponders the difficulty of making a flag for each nation. That afternoon, Ilse visits with a possible business proposition. A Hungarian with American money wants to start a press, and because Marta has publishing experience, they want her to help. The plan does not sound feasible to her, but she agrees to go to the meeting anyway.

Related Titles

By Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Arden of Faversham

Anonymous

Arden of Faversham

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Bible (New Testament)

Anonymous

Bible (New Testament): English Standard Version

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Bible: Old Testament

Anonymous

Bible: Old Testament: English Standard Version

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Anonymous

Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

Anonymous

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Homeric Hymns

Anonymous

Homeric Hymns

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Lazarillo De Tormes

Anonymous

Lazarillo De Tormes

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Nibelungenlied

Anonymous

Nibelungenlied

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

One Thousand and One Nights

Anonymous

One Thousand and One Nights

Anonymous

Study Guide

logo

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Anonymous

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Anonymous