Buddenbrooks · Character
Johann Buddenbrook (the Elder)
The robust, jovial patriarch who founded the family's fortune, appearing in the early family chronicle.
minor
Also known as old Johann Buddenbrook, Herr Johann Buddenbrook
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Johann Buddenbrook (the Elder) shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The patriarch, in his seventies, teases Tony about her catechism and displays his jovial, slightly irreverent nature and old-fashioned attire.
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In I: The patriarch, in his seventies, teases Tony about her catechism and displays his jovial, slightly irreverent nature and old-fashioned attire. He is skeptical of the new governess. Later, in II: Host of the…
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