Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Who/What is Demian (Cameron)
I am tossing around the idea of it being Hesse's idealogy and Emil's subconcious. I feel that it could be Hesse's ideas and reasoning being placed in the character of Emil, because he is connecting to the character himself. Emil is a reflection of Hesse, and Demian shows up at crucial times in Emil's life. This came to me to represent how and when Hesse began to think and pick up the philosophies that he has today. In which case, it could also be then logical to say that Demian's mother is where Hesse's idealogy had truly begun, with other philosophers. He read up on Plato and Nizchete (spell check Mr.Peach?). The idea that they pitched could be shared with Emil then. Ideas of just cause and balance are pitched in the 2nd chapter. Demian appears to always sit in the gray rather than the light and dark worlds. Even more interesting, Emil admires that and the book is almost written for us to assume that Demian is more mature or a great being for doing so. Really not soludified on all of these ideas yet, just thoughts
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Great thoughts, Cameron. In fact, the philosophies of Nietzsche heavily affected the writings of Herman Hesse, as discussed in "The Impact of Nietzsche on Herman Hesse." The moral ambiguity in the text certainly suggests that Hesse was at least summarily interested in his German countryman's "Campaign against Morality."
Other influences include, of course, Jung and Gnosticism, as we've discussed before.
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