# Mozart — Steppenwolf character guide

> Mozart in Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-harry-haller-s-records

## Who they are

The composer, appearing with unsettling cheerfulness, treats Harry's despair as a joke and insists that eternity is a moment one must learn to laugh in.

## Relationships

### [Harry Haller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/harry_haller)

_psychological_

Mozart appears as a mocking, transcendent figure who chastises Harry's seriousness and reveals the absurdity of his suffering.

### [Pablo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/pablo)

_friendship_

Mozart and Pablo are linked as immortal, playful spirits who embody the eternal, humorous side of art and life.

### [Herman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/herman)

_psychological_

Herman and Mozart appear together in Harry's psyche as contrasting forces of chaos and classical order.

### [Goethe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/goethe)

_social_

Goethe and Mozart are depicted as immortal artists in the Magic Theater, representing different eras of German culture.

### [Hermine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/hermine)

_social_

Hermine and Mozart appear together in the Magic Theater, with Mozart's laughter undercutting Hermine's serious role.

### [Harry Haller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/harry_haller)

_psychological_

Mozart appears as a mocking, transcendent figure who chastises Harry's seriousness and reveals the absurdity of his suffering.

### [Pablo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/pablo)

_friendship_

Mozart and Pablo are linked as immortal, playful spirits who embody the eternal, humorous side of art and life.

### [Herman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/herman)

_psychological_

Herman and Mozart appear together in Harry's psyche as contrasting forces of chaos and classical order.

## In the story

### [Harry Haller's Records](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/chapters/harry-haller-s-records)

Appears in a vision or memory; laughs and flies with Harry through a cold, immortal realm.

## Links

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