“When we see a natural style, we are astonished and delighted; for we expected to see an author, and we found a man. (Blaise Pascal). Writing style is the way a text is written to convey the author's message to the audience. The Reader depicts the struggle of post-Third Reich generations to deal with Nazi war crimes, effectively utilizing a unique writing style. Bernard Schlink uses first person point of view, clear and descriptive language, short chapters, metaphors and varied tones. The Reader is written in the first person point of view, Schlink's style is uncluttered, and his language is simple. Michael Berg, the protagonist, is also the narrator of the book. In the last chapter, Michael Berg declares himself to be the author of the autobiographical text, as the following passage proves. “Shortly after her death I decided to write my story with Hanna, since then I have done it several times in my head, each time a little differently, each time with new images and new currents of action and thought. (Schlink 216) The use of the first person as fictional autobiography gives the story a realistic tone. Michael Berg is a sympathetic character even if he is not, in many ways, a particularly sympathetic character in the eyes of readers and his true love Hanna Schmitz. Michael Berg is a character withdrawn into himself, cold and reserved. Nevertheless, the way The Reader is constructed allows Michael to present himself in a favorable position to the readers. The character of Hanna Schmitz is also interesting because she is an illiterate Nazi war criminal, and she is constructed to be somewhat sympathetic, since access to her is entirely controlled from Michael's point of view. Analyzing the first part of the reader, it is imperative to do so. ..... middle of paper ......n that this story is only fiction is almost upsetting. “Shortly after her death, I decided to write my story with Hanna. Since then, I have done it several times in my head, each time a little differently, each time with new images and new streams of action and thought. (216) The characters that once seemed so real are only a figment of the author's imagination. The author uses a first-person writing style to give the audience a character's point of view, which better influences how the novel is perceived by the audience. Schlink's writing style reflects the concept of the novel by using different tones to express the characters' emotions and illustrate the novel from Michael Berg's point of view. Benhard Schlink's writing style was an effective way to captivate the audience as he used clear language and the chapters were short, but very descriptive..