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Demain: Vrai? ou Faux? Demian Essay Upon the completion of reading the novel,
Demian, by Hermann Hesse, the question arose in many ...
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Demian Essay
Upon the completion of reading the novel, Demian, by Hermann Hesse, the question arose in many readers of whether or not Max Demian was a physical character, or the creation of the narrator of the novel, Sinclair’s, imagination. One can clearly see that Demian is not a physically real person due to many supporting quotes found throughout the novel that support this argument. He was character that Sinclair would become at points in the novel when his alter ego would take over his body for a certain period of time. It is noticeably evident from this point of view that Max Demian is not a real character, but rather imaginary or a character of the “unconscious realm” of Sinclair as Carl Jung would put it.
Sinclair was a shy and troubled young boy, who never spoke out and lacked confidence. In contrast to such qualities, Demian feared no one, was self-confident, and often won the admiration of many, including the teachers. “He was not popular, did not take part in our games, still less in the general rough-house, and only his firm self confident tone toward the teachers won the admiration of the students” (Hesse, 21). When Sinclair was young, Franz Kromer, a bully, had Sinclair wrapped around his finger. When Demian confronted Sinclair about him, he promised Sinclair that they will find a way to stop his harassment and get rid of him. Sinclair does nothing, whereas Demian is somehow capable of diminishing the threat of Kromer. “…until I finally ran into Franz Kromer. When he saw me he flinched, his face twitched, and he turned away so as to avoid meeting me” (Hesse, 35). Why would Kromer flinch or be afraid of Sinclair even though Demian was not around? What had Demian said or done? Looking back, why did Demian’s characteristics contrast with that of Sinclair? Why did he not play any games? This can be interpreted as Demian being Sinclair and he himself playing the games, lashing out at Kromer, and putting in him fear of Sinclair, not...
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