Buddenbrooks · Character
Siegismund Gosch
A dramatic, somewhat sinister broker and translator who admires the Buddenbrook family.
minor
Also known as Broker Gosch, Herr Gosch, old Gosch
First appearance: buddenbrooks
Siegismund Gosch shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The broker, who dramatically positions himself as a tragic hero ready to face the 'outraged people,' finding perverse exhilaration in the crisis.
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In III: The broker, who dramatically positions himself as a tragic hero ready to face the 'outraged people,' finding perverse exhilaration in the crisis. Later, in IV: Mentioned by the Consul as a 'wonderful man' with…
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- Social & Business Contacts
- Protagonist
- The Buddenbrook Family & Close Kin
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This moment is the dramatic climax because it delivers the crushing emotional peak of the family's public disg…
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