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Werner is a young communist whom Christopher befriends at the communist dive bars of Berlin. Werner is committed to communist cause and often demonstrates publicly. After he gets into a physical fight with a police officer and most likely receiving years of prison time, Werner becomes a hero among his communist circles.
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Werner Character Timeline in Goodbye to Berlin
The timeline below shows where the character Werner appears in Goodbye to Berlin. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6: A Berlin Diary, Winter 1932-3
...gathering place for communists. There, Fritz introduces Christopher to student communists whom he knows, Martin, Werner, and Inge. They also meet Rudi, a handsome teenage boy.
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Christopher begins to frequent the communist bar. He gets to know Martin, Werner, and Inge, who have varying levels of mistrust in one another. They all mistrust Rudi....
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At the “Silver Sunday” festival (the Sunday two weeks before Christmas), Christopher runs into Werner. Werner proudly tells him about a demonstration that he and his comrades had made at...
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Right after Christmas, Werner gets into a physical fight with a police officer. Christopher visits him in the hospital...
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