Introduction to the project

Goodbye to Berlin - By Christopher Isherwood

Over the summer we read the short story 'Goodbye to Berlin' published in 1939 to help give us an idea of the social happenings in Berlin at that time. The novel is written in a diary type format giving us the perspective of Isherwood himself. The main character Sally Bowles definitely stands out in the novel expressing the Wiemar culture that was among them. When analysing her character from quotes in the novel it was hard to believe she was only 19 years old with her "emerald green nails and cigarette stained hands" she seemed to be living the life of a much older adventurous woman. This made it hard to imagine what she really looked like.