This character has a dream of a horde of people including horned, hairy males; females holding snakes; and youths with staves who kill goats. This cha
This character has a dream of a horde of people including horned, hairy males; females holding snakes; and youths with staves who kill goats. This character then imagines himself as a part of that horde in a dream centering on the "stranger god." This character considers approaching a mother whom he calls the"lady of the pearls" to warn her of a blockade that he hears is only a few days off. This character's (*) luggage is mistakenly sent to Como, but despite that he stays at the Hotel des Bains. This man is told that the only thing to fear is the "sirocco," but he eventually learns about Lido Beach's cholera problem. This protagonist watches Jaschiu win a wrestling match and suffers after eating overripe strawberries. For 10 points, name this man who is obsessed with the Polish boy Tadzio, the protagonist of Thomas Mann's novella Death in Venice.
This character has a dream of a horde of people including horned, hairy males; females holding snakes; and youths with staves who kill goats.
Gustav von Aschenbach