Cut Out + Keep

Draußen Vor Der Tür Der Traum

From the German Novel Draußen vor der Tür by Wolfgang Borchert

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/draussen-vor-der-tur-der-traum • Posted by Jess H.

I sewed everything by hand. the dolls, the clothes, that's why it took forever. I used whatever scraps I had, so there is a huge mix. In my German Literature class our final was to create a scene from any of the stories/books we read for class. we could use any medium we wanted. painting, music, reenactment (in class or video), etc... I chose sewing. the scene I chose was Der Traum. when the main character tries to kill himself in the River, Die Elbe, and she rejects his suicide. the river is represented as a women, but no description is given (we had many discussions in class of how she could be portrayed). the book has been a movie and play. I enjoyed reading it.

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

12 h 00

Difficulty

Tricky
Medium 103192 2f2014 07 11 043743 img 0104 Medium 103192 2f2014 07 11 044038 img 0199 Medium 103192 2f2014 07 11 043754 img 0100 Medium 103192 2f2014 07 11 043805 img 0101 Medium 103192 2f2014 07 11 044031 img 0198

Description

I sewed everything by hand. the dolls, the clothes, that's why it took forever. I used whatever scraps I had, so there is a huge mix. In my German Literature class our final was to create a scene from any of the stories/books we read for class. we could use any medium we wanted. painting, music, reenactment (in class or video), etc... I chose sewing. the scene I chose was Der Traum. when the main character tries to kill himself in the River, Die Elbe, and she rejects his suicide. the river is represented as a women, but no description is given (we had many discussions in class of how she could be portrayed). the book has been a movie and play. I enjoyed reading it.

Instructions