Buddenbrooks · Character
Peter Döhlmann
A jovial, heavy-drinking friend of the Buddenbrook family and business associate.
minor
Also known as Consul Döhlmann, Peter Döhlmann
First appearance: buddenbrooks
Peter Döhlmann shows up with force in VI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A 'fast' young consul who patronizes the theater and publicly mocks Christian's romantic gesture, spreading the scandal.
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In VI: A 'fast' young consul who patronizes the theater and publicly mocks Christian's romantic gesture, spreading the scandal. Later, in VII: Present with the beach party, telling questionable anecdotes in his loud,…
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- Social & Business Contacts
- Marital Partners & Key Associates
- 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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