Die Konstruktion der Heimatliebe

It remains undisputed that the concept of "love of home" in the novel for hire and staple novel is fictional and also trivial. And it is precisely this triviality that provides an example of a basic pattern that explains the almost unbroken impact of the concept of home in other contexts right up to the present day: The construction of a place of longing where security and love flow together in a form reminiscent of child-hood. Having a home represents an essential basis for security in life. The novels thus reproduce this basic model of life in an exemplary manner in an endless abundance of narratives that always come down to one core statement: Every human being needs a home.