The Magic Mountain · Character
Dr. Blumenkohl
A silent, morose patient who sits at Hans Castorp's dining table and later dies.
minor
Also known as the silent Dr. Blumenkohl
First appearance: breakfast
Dr. Blumenkohl shows up with force in A Word Too Much. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Identified as the worst case at their table, a young man from Odessa with a careworn air who has been at the sanatorium for years.
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In A Word Too Much: Identified as the worst case at their table, a young man from Odessa with a careworn air who has been at the sanatorium for years. Later, in Of Course, a Female!: Eats silently and copiously; exits…
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- Secondary Patients & Staff
- Protagonist
- Central Sanatorium Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it culminates in the death of Mynheer Peeperkorn, the charismat…
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