The protagonist's father scolds him for his muddy shoes after he had bragged about stealing a sack of apples, leading to extortion by the bully Kromer.
In this work, the protagonist's doorway contains a coat of arms resembling a sparrow hawk and later a star exploding from a woman's forehead actually turns out to be a bullet that puts that protagonist in a military hospital. Alfons Beck leads the protagonist to booze, but is sworn off when the protagonist sees a girl he calls (*) Beatrice. The protagonist's father scolds him for his muddy shoes after he had bragged about stealing a sack of apples, leading to extortion by the bully Kromer. The title character offers the protagonist an alternate interpretation of the story of Cain and Abel, leading to interest in the evil god Abraxas. For 10 points, name this novel in which Emil Sinclair is mentored by the title character, by Hermann Hesse.
In this work, the protagonist's doorway contains a coat of arms resembling a sparrow hawk and later a star exploding from a woman's forehead actually turns out to be a bullet that puts that protagonist in a military hospital.
{Demian}