The subjectivity of Michael during The Reader cuts him off from reality and the rest of the world. Early influences in Michael’s journey affect the way he acts and reacts to any given situation. His perception of the world in later life is altered by the relationships that he has with his family and Hanna. Through the actions of constantly asking questions of himself and the world, feeling guilt for and from his relationship …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…imprisons him from the rest of the world. He could not connect with his family or friends and kept going back into his numbness to cope. His relationship with Hanna and his father caused him to think differently when he was older and changed his subjectivity for the rest of his life, and his guilt caused him to disassociate himself from others and to continually ask questions for which there would be no real answers.