The Magic Mountain · Character
Gänser
A young patient at the Berghof, friend of Rasmussen.
minor
Also known as the thick-lipped young man
First appearance: herr albin
Gänser shows up with force in Freedom. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Adds to the group's cynical banter with a morbid quote about not wanting to live longer under such conditions.
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In Freedom: Adds to the group's cynical banter with a morbid quote about not wanting to live longer under such conditions. Later, in Encyclopaedic: The 'thick-lipped young man' now under the wing of Frau Salomon,…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Central Sanatorium Figures
- Secondary Patients & Staff
- Protagonist
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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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See Gänser in herr albin