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Season 1, Episode 2: How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die?

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Franz employs himself by hocking tie holders on the street but has trouble making enough money. He is talked into selling the fascist newspaper Völkischer Beobachter and wearing a swastika armband. At Max’s bar, Franz is confronted by an old acquaintance named Dreske. Dreske and his friends sing “The Internationale” to provoke Franz. They nearly come to blows before Franz collapses in a fit.

All Episodes - Season 1

The Punishment Begins
Episode 1
The Punishment Begins
 How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die?
Episode 2
How is One to Live if One Doesn’t Want to Die?
 A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
Episode 3
A Hammer Blow to the Head Can Injure the Soul
 A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
Episode 4
A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence
 A Grim Reaper with powers from Almighty God
Episode 5
A Grim Reaper with powers from Almighty God
 Love Has Its Price
Episode 6
Love Has Its Price
 Remember—An Oath can be Amputated
Episode 7
Remember—An Oath can be Amputated
 The Sun Warms the Skin, but Burns it Sometimes Too
Episode 8
The Sun Warms the Skin, but Burns it Sometimes Too
 About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few
Episode 9
About the Eternities Between the Many and the Few
 Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
Episode 10
Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls
 Knowledge is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm
Episode 11
Knowledge is Power and the Early Bird Catches the Worm
 The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
Episode 12
The Serpent in the Soul of the Serpent
 The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret
Episode 13
The Outside and the Inside and the Secret of Fear of the Secret
 My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
Episode 14
My Dream of the Dream of Franz Biberkopf by Alfred Döblin, An Epilogue
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