The Magic Mountain · Character
The Student Rasmussen
A student and patient at the Berghof, known for his extreme thinness.
minor
Also known as Rasmussen
First appearance: herr albin
The Student Rasmussen shows up with force in Freedom. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Present in the group with Kleefeld, too tired to tell jokes, embodying the lassitude of the patients.
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- Secondary Patients & Staff
- Central Sanatorium Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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