The reason was obvious . As Grass put in a recent interview with the weekly Die Woche : “ Because the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant , we didn’t have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings . ” The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable – and necessary .

　　By unreservedly owning up to their country’s monstrous crimes in the Second World War , Germans have managed to win acceptance abroad , marginalize the neo-Nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors .

　　Today’s unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long , troubled history . For that , a half century of willful forgetting about painful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay . But even the most politically correct Germans believe that they’ve now earned the right to discuss the full historical record . Not to equate German suffering with that of its victims , but simply to acknowledge a terrible tragedy .

　　38. Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst event in nautical history ?

　　A. It was attacked by Russian torpedoes .

　　B. Most of its passengers were frozen to death .

　　C. Its victims were mostly women and children .

　　D. It caused the largest number of casualties .

　　39. How does Gunter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy ?

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