The Traveler

A detailed Summary of The Traveler

Homosexuality has always and everywhere existed. Nazis considered homosexuality

as a tendency that could not be changed. It was assumed that a homosexual orientation could

not be eliminated, that only its exhibitions could be blocked. The Nazi system was concerned

with deviations from the norm, not only in religion and ethnicity, but also sexuality, and

attitudes toward it. As part of the Nazis' attempt to purify German society and create an

"Aryan master race," they condemned homosexuals as socially eccentric.

Antal Szerb took a big risk writing such a controversial novel. The Traveler contains

many sexual elements which can clearly be seen why it aggravated the Nazis into executing

him. In his days, theoretically, the economic system was characterized by the state's plan to

control the economy and a single party held power. Their goal was to make everybody equal.

If it be color, race, religion, or belief; nobody was to be different. Even if his life style did

not reflect his novel, Antal Szerb jeopardized his life and career with what he wrote.

One of the themes in this novel was homosexual

persecuted and tortured. Many laws were passed by Nazis that targeted sex offenders. They

a sad way to die as a consequence to doing what he enjoyed.

animal who would strip her of all her lady- like pretensions and she would

were given the worst kind of treatment in the concentration camps, but despite the obvious

hate the Nazis had for homosexuals, Antal Szerb still wrote about it for anyone to read. The

men from other ethnic backgrounds and the way he described it. She was, you can say,

presumably found this very offensive. These were just the main examples of perhaps a

Mihaly had led her to this moment. (Pg. 247)

Approximate Word count = 771
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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