Introduction Analyzing the novel of a German writer who has been a long- time resident of England is an interesting one! As we all know, W. G Sebald has written a lot of literary masterpiece over the last decade which made him well- known and rewarded by more than a few prominent awards for German literature (Butterfield, 1944). The Rings of Saturn served as a walking tour on the east coast of England which depicts a peculiar and strange narration by the speaker. Discussion The Rings of Saturn – I, II Reading the first chapters of the novel made me amazed by the way it conveyed a general theme for the totality of the book. It is like giving you a glimpse of what is inside, yet so hesitant to prejudge its contents. The narration of the character as it was illustrated in the book is like a tour on the East coast of England during 1992, as what was stated on the first line of the novel as how the author narrated the scene; “In August 1992, when the dog days were drawing to an end, I set off to walk the county of Suffolk, in the hope of dispelling the emptiness that takes hold of me whenever I have completed a long stint of work.” It is like looking yourself into the mirror and creating flashbacks of the things that happened to you. Basically, the author used his experiences during his stay at the hospital in Norwich and with that in mind; it brought a lot of motivation for him to write profoundly about the moroseness of the author’s experiences. The walk made him described the scenarios seen from different people at different instances. Looking at a painting of a sunset with dark hues can add up to the surly feeling of a reader and will make him realize that everyday’s journey should comprise of having your eyes wide open just like what Sebald depicted on his travel. After his stay at the hospital, another journey began and familiarity of connecting the past world with the present (McCulloh, 2003). The Rings of Saturn – III, IV, V The monotonous mode of Sebald prevailed until the next three chapters of his novel. Comparing life into the different phases of natural phenomenon such as the alternating seasons seems no difference at all. Just like what is stated in his work with the line “In the white winter everything is dead, during the green winter everything is dying ” in page 105th of the book. The author, as he mounted the words of death portrayed a darker scenario of his views in life. It sounds absurd but it is comparable to all sarcasms and being an emotional persona of the character. So there came into my mind that the character presented in Sebald’s work was a fictional one or perhaps the other way around. Well obviously, the author got me there! An excellent story teller was seen as he described the phases of life and death in cities, buildings, artifacts, and engravings (McCrum, 1998). The pattern of the story was so unadorned and the good judgment of distance was so pointed that my head was comprehensible enough to see the end of the path. Profoundly speaking, it was a mere expression of the author’s observation on a different side which is usually not seen by shallow people. Not everything in this world is on the side of elation as he illustrated an obsession with the nostalgia of the scenarios in the context. Did he put som