She is a mix of remarkable and naive both modern and foolish when it comes to her sexuality. She switches her charm on and off in order to get what she wants, which is rising to stardom. It is about an English starlet who hopes to rise to fame in Berlin. She has troubles trying to make a living, and mostly sings in a dingy club in order to do so – she is, however, reluctant to go back to her family as she was so set on the idea of becoming famous. The tale about Sally is probably the most popular one of Goodbye to Berlin. It does not come quite forth in the stories, aside from his reluctance to meet young ladies (or he evades the topic), and his openness towards a queer couple.
If you are unfamiliar with the author, try to keep in mind that Isherwood was homosexual and how, especially in a 1930s Germany, this was a dangerous time for him.
All of this is set against the background of Hitler’s rising influence in Germany. Each short story is about one of the persons Isherwood met, what their lives in Berlin were like and how it intertwined with his own. Goodbye to Berlin contains a set of short stories about Isherwood’s time there. Isherwood lived in Berlin in the early 1930s he tried to make a living as an author, but mostly had to get by through tutoring English to German citizens.
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