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Hermine Kleefeld is a resident of the Berghof. She’s a mischievous young woman who plays a prank on Hans early in his stay at the Berghof, “whistling” through her side as he passes her by, a maneuver she’s able to do due to a side effect of the pneumothorax treatment she underwent to treat her tuberculosis. She’s the appointed leader of the “Half-Lung Club,” a group of residents who have undergone the same pneumothorax treatment.
Hermine Kleefeld Quotes in The Magic Mountain
The The Magic Mountain quotes below are all either spoken by Hermine Kleefeld or refer to Hermine Kleefeld. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 3, Chapter 3: Teasing/Viaticum/Interrupted Moment
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Joachim searched for an answer. “My God,” he said, “they’re so free. I mean, they’re young and time plays no role in their lives, and they may very well die. Why should they go around with long faces? I sometimes think that illness and death aren’t really serious matters, that it’s all more like loafing around, and that, strictly speaking, things are serious only down below in real life. I think maybe you’ll come to understand that in due time, after you’ve been up here with us a little longer.”
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Hermine Kleefeld Quotes in The Magic Mountain
The The Magic Mountain quotes below are all either spoken by Hermine Kleefeld or refer to Hermine Kleefeld. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 3, Chapter 3: Teasing/Viaticum/Interrupted Moment
Quotes
Joachim searched for an answer. “My God,” he said, “they’re so free. I mean, they’re young and time plays no role in their lives, and they may very well die. Why should they go around with long faces? I sometimes think that illness and death aren’t really serious matters, that it’s all more like loafing around, and that, strictly speaking, things are serious only down below in real life. I think maybe you’ll come to understand that in due time, after you’ve been up here with us a little longer.”
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