Minor Characters

Haydn

A musician of high caliber who is introduced in the Magic Theater.

The landlady

The aunt of the Editor. She is a typical bourgeois housewife, who is kind, sympathetic, and considerate. As the matron of a boarding house, she is very particular about cleanliness, respectability and discipline.

The professor

An educated bourgeois, who believes in aggressive nationalism and intellectual snobbery.

The professor's wife

A charming lady, who is very particular about good manners. She makes Haller feel ill at ease.

The man on the road who gives Haller the booklet called "The Steppenwolf Treatise."

The mourners

A group of people who react to death to such a degree that they give an impression of hypocrisy.

The priest

The religious leader who conducts the funeral rites and is also hypocritical.

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