Summer of My German Soldier | Essays and Criticism

  • The Themes of Racial, Social, and Self-awareness In Greene's Summer of My German Soldier

    In the following essay, the author analyzes the themes of racial, social, and self-awareness in Greene's Summer of My German Soldier.

  • Them That Glitter and Them That Don't

    In the following excerpt, Marcus compares characteristics of Them That Glitter and Them That Don't and Summer of My German Soldier.

  • Adolescent Heroines

    In the following review, Slung argues that Greene's presentation of people from Arkansas is inaccurate and affected by a "cosmopolitan awareness" uncharacteristic of real-world counterparts.

  • A Review of Them That Glitter and Them That Don't

    In the following review, Burns praises Green for the skilful construction and persuasive realness of her characters.

  • Children of the Holocaust

    In the following excerpt, Mitchell focuses on Greene's presentation of how Jewish reaction to the Holocaust caused by Germany creates more Jewish victims.

  • Morning is a Long Time Coming

    In the following review, Wilson praises Greene for her use of first person narration and accurate portrayal of the speech of a nineteen-year-old girl.

  • Review of Morning Is a Long Time Coming

    In the following review, Forman evaluates the sequel to Summer of My German Soldier, finding the depiction of the relationship of the same heroine to her new love-interest Roger to be strained, but the depiction of a "Southern Jewish family in the 1940s" to be "strong and honest."

  • Partridge in a Pear Tree

    In the following review, Lash suggests that the explicit violence and bitterness and the implicit sex in Summer of My German Soldier would be disturbing to a twelve-year-old (the age of the heroine in the novel).