The Similarities Between Antigone And Good Bye Lenin

The story about Antigone and “Good Bye Lenin!” talks about different themes within families. In the movie, Good Bye Lenin there are a lot of examples about lying within the entire family. In Antigone, tragedy shadows an entire family and others as well. Both stories share common themes. Lying in Good Bye Lenin helps us understand tragedy in families in the story of Antigone. First is the topic about lying. There are various examples of lying in the family after Lenin’s mother is rushed to the hospital and wakes up from a long coma. Lenin begins lying to his mother after the doctor tells him that anything that triggers her can lead to a heart attack, which can lead to death. He goes to the extremes just to lie to his mother about the Berlin

Family is an important theme with these stories. Families go through thick and thin together and the bond is incomparable. From the beginning of the movie Lenin and his sister visited their mother at the hospital. When the father left he family, the mother experienced a tragedy in her life. Although he didn’t die, him leaving was stressful for her, feeling like a tragedy. At the same time losing their mother for a moment felt like a tragedy as well. She finally comes back home and their relationship is changed

We see in the movie how Lenin’s sister was against lying to their mother about the Berlin wall and other information. Then in the story Antigone’s sister lied saying she was part of burying her brother as well. Both sister’s in both stories lied in order to protect family. Even though both sisters were against their siblings’ ideas, they still went along with them. Consequently, in society it is common for families to lie to each other, in order to protect them from something. For example, parents lie to their kids because they believe that they can’t handle certain information. In reality, they are going to find out sooner or later. By going to school they risk their kids from finding out that certain information. What Good Bye Lenin has taught is, is that the truth eventually comes out. Even if it takes years, the truth wins. Ultimately, lying in Good Bye Lenin helps us understand tragedy in Antigone. Although they have similar themes about sacrifice, family, and tragedy the stories have different themes. The dilemmas in Good Bye Lenin helps us understand the choices Antigone made to bury her brother. Most importantly, this shows that people are willing to do anything for their families, even if it means breaking the law and