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Herr Popoff

A Russian patient at the Berghof, husband of a very ill wife.

minor

Also known as Popoff

First appearance: breakfast

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FLFräulein LeviHCHans CastorpHBHofrat BehrensCCClavdia ChauchatPPPieter Peeperk…HPHerr Popoff

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Secondary Patients & Staff
  • Protagonist
  • Central Sanatorium Figures

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • 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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