Goodbye to Berlin

Style and Technique

Christopher Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin" is written in a style that can be described as realistic and documentary. Isherwood employs a "camera" technique, where the narrative is told in the first person, and the author acts as an observer, capturing events and characters with almost photographic precision. The language of the work is concise and precise, allowing the atmosphere of 1930s Berlin to be conveyed. Literary devices include the use of dialogues that bring characters to life and make them more realistic. The story's structure is fragmented, reflecting the chaos and uncertainty of the time in which the characters live. The book consists of several interconnected novellas, each focusing on different characters and their interactions with the world around them. This creates a multi-layered picture of society on the brink of the Nazi rise to power.