I don't get it.

But Demian is the easiest Hesse book to get, OP.

>>9243523
Can you help me out please? I read Siddhartha and was able to "get" it but I am struggling with Demian.

>>9243563

Have you ever heard those New Age sophists who claim that all you need to do to get what you want is to imagine the world you want to be in and believe with total conviction that you are in that world? The logic is that if you believe you are in the world of your desires, you will be metaphysically transported to that world.

This novel is an exploration of that idea. That belief and the mind can have physical results in the world. In other words, reality reflects the state of the mind rather than the contents of your mind being a product of reality.

>>9243581
So was the onset of war a counter to that idea?

is not getting hesse a hot new meme on this board?

>>9243845
seriously, why are there two threads going right now. hesse is one of the most straight-ahead allegory dudes around.

>>9243563
What's not to get?

Demian and his mom weren't real.