THE PROBLEM OF DEATH IN CHILDREN USING THE EXAMPLE OF “DO FISH SLEEP?” BY JENS RASCHKE
THE PROBLEM OF DEATH IN CHILDREN USING THE EXAMPLE OF “DO FISH SLEEP?” BY JENS RASCHKE

Summary/Abstract: The theme of death characterizes the entire text. The main motive and guiding principle is the early death of a child. Since children only develop a fear of death at the age of 6, Emil's situation is very demanding both for children (the play is only recommended for third graders) and for adults. It is a good text to introduce the issue of death to children. The text contains a child's perspective on the death of another child and this is promising because it may speak very closely to the children. The present work explains how the play could be used in the classroom. In this regard, there are recommendations as to the age at which this text would be suitable for reading and showing.

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