Analysis Of Gustav Freytag's Debit And Credit

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Frank’s diary, however, wasn’t the first published piece that showcased how German’s felt about other cultures. In Gustav Freytag’s Debit and Credit (1855), the German middle class is shown in a positive light while hating the Polish and the Jewish people. Freytag writes how the Jewish people are seen as inferior and a threat, but the Germans are presented and shown as superior and inferior to the Polish and Jewish people. He also writes that the Polish people have no culture and are not able to create a civilization. The only way that the Polish people will become “real people” is if they were to give up being Polish and become accustomed to German culture. This meant that the Polish people would have to stop using their language and …show more content…

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