His education in the life of hedonism is aided by his affair with Maria.
It is revealed that the protagonist has decided to commit suicide on his 50th birthday, a fact learned while he reads a treatise about himself given to him by a strange man carrying a sandwich board and tray of almanacs. His education in the life of hedonism is aided by his affair with Maria. The climax occurs at a Fancy Dress Ball, where his friend Hermine and the saxophone player Pablo lead him into the Magic Theater, where he fails to laugh at the compromises life forces on humanity. FTP, what is this novel about Harry Haller, written by Hermann Hesse?
It is revealed that the protagonist has decided to commit suicide on his 50th birthday, a fact learned while he reads a treatise about himself given to him by a strange man carrying a sandwich board and tray of almanacs.
Steppenwolf