# Ellen Brand — The Magic Mountain character guide

> Ellen Brand in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Elly, Ellen, little Elly

**First appearance:** 0058-highly-questionable

## Who they are

A young, delicate Danish girl at the sanatorium who displays possible telekinetic and mediumistic abilities.

## Relationships

### [Hans Castorp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/characters/hans_castorp)

_psychological_

Hans is a fascinated observer of Ellen, a young patient with purported psychic abilities, during Dr. Krokowski's séances.

### [Hans Castorp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/characters/hans_castorp)

_psychological_

Hans is a fascinated observer of Ellen, a young patient with purported psychic abilities, during Dr. Krokowski's séances.

## In the story

### [Highly Questionable](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/highly-questionable)

The young Danish medium, dressed in a white crêpe gown, whose trances promise contact with spirits, including 'Holger'.

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