# Hermine Kleefeld — The Magic Mountain character guide

> Hermine Kleefeld in The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Kleefeld, Fräulein Kleefeld, the Kleefeld

**First appearance:** 0018-herr-albin

## Who they are

A lively, sharp-tongued patient at the Berghof who is part of the 'half-lung club'.

## In the story

### [Banter. Viaticum. Interrupted Mirth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/banter-viaticum-interrupted-mirth)

Passes by in a group; whistles hollowly from her pneumothorax, startling Hans Castorp as a joke.

### [Mental Gymnastic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/mental-gymnastic)

Slides into her place at the table in front of a verandah door, speaking to the thick-lipped youth (Gänser).

### [Politically Suspect](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/politically-suspect)

Perches on the steps, beats time with a newspaper, and allows Herr Albin to fasten flowers to her blouse as part of the frivolous young crowd.

### [Freedom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_magic_mountain_se/chapters/freedom)

Voices a cynical, pessimistic view of time and life at the sanatorium, calling it a 'sell' and lamenting the approach of October.

## Links

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