 Hannah was fourteen at the time and acquired two older stepsisters, Clara (1901–1932) and Eva (1902–1988).Hannah Arendt's mother, who considered herself progressive, sought to raise her daughter along strict Goethean lines, which amongst other things, involved the reading of the complete works of Goethe, often summed up in the phrase from "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship" (1796) as — "Was aber ist deine Pflicht?Die Forderung des Tages" (And just what is your duty?