![]() "I was living in a self-destructive riot of sensuality, and while my schoolmates saw me as a leader, a devil of a fellow and a damned sharp and clever guy, deep inside me hid a timid soul fluttering with fear." Yet Emil's coming-of-age simply doesn't want to take place in any predictable, straight-forward fashion. Hesse's story details nothing less than a young man looking for the meaning of life. It isn't until he makes friends with Max Demian, a new classmate, that he manages to free himself from this state of entrapment. Hermann Hesse painted this landscape in 1919, the same year that "Demian" was published Image: picture-alliance/dpa As Sinclair dives deeper into this world, he gets caught up in a web of his own lies, making him a target for blackmail. It's the underworld of his town that is characterized by an abundance of servants, ragamuffins, thieves and petty criminals. This is a likely reference to Hesse's own hometown of Calw in Swabia.Įmil Sinclair's everyday life against this setting is orderly, sheltered and "light." But there is also a dark side, which he increasingly appears to feel himself drawn to. Emil grows up in a small-town environment where all aspects of life are rigorously dictated by religion. The story deals with Emil Sinclair's youth and is told in the first person. ![]() ![]() To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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