Mother Night tells the fictional story of Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a "spy" during World War II who spread Nazi propaganda. He was born in America, but lived in Germany. He took advantage of situations given him and ended up aligning with the Nazis. Afterwards, he left and tried to pass himself off as just a regular America. However, Israel wanted to try him as a war criminal. He was able to receive assistance from various neo-Nazi type groups to help escape when things got tough. He didn't seem to like those groups or really sympathize with Nazis. He did feel guilt for what he did and eventually tried to turn himself in. The book presents some interesting challenges in differentiating between right and wrong.
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