HERR KELLER
Betrayal
- Keller betrays his heritage by attempting to forget his past. page 133 'Old Vienna vanished long ago, demolished into a great city'
- Keller betrays himself- pretends to be a jew to punish himself
Loyalty
- Maestro's loyalty to Paul is evident on page 116 -"my affection for you does not depend on those small things" he knew Paul didnt have the talent, the 'roberto' yet he stayed with him and "taught him everything he was able to learn" page 115
- Maestro's loyalty to music page 138 "he told me if he ever had the desire to play agin he would hack off his fingers one by one" Maestro did allow himself to play music again but not without punishment.
- Keller was loyal to the Nazi party. he played music for them even though he didnt agree with them. "who would harm the wife of Eduard Keller?" page 117 The Nazi's betrayed Keller.
PAUL
Betrayal
- betrayal of Benny. page 26 "You want to sign my plaster?" "I have to practice" and page 84-betrays Benny to Jimmy.
- Betrays Rosie- cheats on her with meagan page 70-81
- Betrays classical, talented music for shallow rock. page 79 "music the universal common language would provide me with protection" Paul joined the band for all the wrong reasons.
- Paul abuses Keller's developed trust and doesn'y pay full attention to his story page 115- "i loved him in many ways, but i loved Rosie more"
"Roberto"?!?!
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