Montserrat Domínguez answers “Question to the people who read this, like...”

Leah Stein asked this question about Demian:

Question to the people who read this, like myself: Did you also find strong homosexual undertones? I found Sinclair infatuation and longing to Demian to not be necessarily worshiping, but a falling in love of sorts... And the book progresses, to the last moment, I read it as half a coming-out story. What do you think?

Montserrat Domínguez Yes, I did find their relationship so much stronger than a mentor-disciple one. I like to imagine that Hesse made Demian kiss Sinclair as a form of lo…moreYes, I did find their relationship so much stronger than a mentor-disciple one. I like to imagine that Hesse made Demian kiss Sinclair as a form of love and that he only included Eva in that paragraph so the book would seem more srtaight-ish? I know a lot of people are going to disagree saying that everything Hesse wrote was symbolic but this is just my opinion and interpretation + this is not the only book written by Hesse that has a homosexual undertone.(less)

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Leah Stein Could you maybe refer me to the other book by Hesse that has these undertones? I'm thinking of doing some research on this topic... ...more
Oct 07, 2021 08:57AM · flag

Montserrat Domínguez I’m sorry for the late answer, you should check Narcisse and Goldmund and Steppenwolf!
Oct 28, 2021 09:35PM · flag

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