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| Plot Summary of The Magic Mountain |
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"Hans Castorp goes to visit his cousin in a TB sanatorium and ends up staying there a long, long time. He becomes embroiled in a struggle for his soul between several men who personify the intellectual currents in Europe before the First World War. He suffers unrequited love for a woman in the sanatorium but his sexuality remains ambiguous."
Florence Rose Delaney, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
- religious issues
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- conduct in war
- midlife crisis
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- European
Battle with a psychiatrist
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Taboo sex story?
Yes
Brain/Body disability?
- physical disability
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scholar
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Switzerland
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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