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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a child, Sinclair awakens from his state of innocence when he commits his first sins and holds secrets from his parents for the first time. Demian becomes his spiritual guide, who makes him think differently about the distinction between good and evil.
There is a lot of symbolism in it. The sign of Cain stands for the original sin with which humanity is burdened, but also for divine protection. The sparrowhawk, which has to break out of its eggshell, symbolizes the strength of the European people.
Hesse had grown tired of materialism, technological progress and the herd mentality of nationalism, for these ideas had led to a destructive war. Instead, he wanted a future of European unity. He believed in a new spirituality, influenced by Theosophy, Tolstoyanism and Buddhism, to replace the eroded dogmatic religions. From esoteric writings he took the god Abraxas, a mystical union of the bright and the dark side of man. More than just telling a story Hesse always wanted to spread his philosophical ideas.
There is a lot of symbolism in it. The sign of Cain stands for the original sin with which humanity is burdened, but also for divine protection. The sparrowhawk, which has to break out of its eggshell, symbolizes the strength of the European people.
Hesse had grown tired of materialism, technological progress and the herd mentality of nationalism, for these ideas had led to a destructive war. Instead, he wanted a future of European unity. He believed in a new spirituality, influenced by Theosophy, Tolstoyanism and Buddhism, to replace the eroded dogmatic religions. From esoteric writings he took the god Abraxas, a mystical union of the bright and the dark side of man. More than just telling a story Hesse always wanted to spread his philosophical ideas.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An excellent book for young adults, this transport me to my nights without head in my puberty, Herman show us the internal structure of the human mind, makes us connect in our most natural way.
reflective
medium-paced
This book is so full of stupid teenage mysticism that I was hoping until the very end it would be about growing out of your teenage mystic phase. It only got more ridiculous.