Knowledge Gained Through the Magic Mirrors of Steppenwolf.
The Steppenwolf contains hundreds of mirrors, starting with the wet asphalt, when Harry is first introduced to the Treatise, and ending with the reflected murder and execution. The entire world that Harry travels through can be seen as the reflection of his own mind. These events are not meant to be taken literally, but are all part of a process by which to attain the knowledge from the Magic Theater Harry must first become totally removed from the "everyman". Ultimately Harry understands, through the mirrors of the Magic Theater, that he alone has total control over the "hundred thousand of pieces of life's game". .
Throughout the travels in the novel, especially the travels through the Magic Theater, Harry gains understanding and therefore control of his life. Throughout the novel Harry encounters many mirrors that provide him with mew views on life. The first mirror that Harry sees is the reflection of a neon sign on the wet asphalt of a street as he walks through the town late at night. This is his first sign of any sort from the Magic Theater. The last mirror of the story was when Harry saw Pablo and Hermine lying naked after making love. "With no emotions Harry stabbed the reflection of Hermine with the reflection of a knife. .
In these mirrors Harry comes to see multiple projections of himself that provide him with even more insight to his life. Harry realizes, through his own thoughts and his views gained through the Magic Theater, that he has two sides to his mind. He is both Harry Haller and a steppenwolf. His understanding of himself is sufficient until he realizes that Hermine is his female projection or counterpart. Freud said that "every man has an internal womanly aspect that they satisfy by finding a feminine counterpart to take care of." Now Harry realizes that he has three parts to his personality. Later in the story Harry sees thousands of selves in one of Pablo's mirrors, and realizes that he has not only three parts but hundreds and thousands of selves that make up his personality.
The Steppenwolf which is his persona is a Wolf of the Steppes he is a loner who is cursed with terminal loneliness. ... The Black Eagle is the first level of unconsciousness; the magic theater is the deepest level. Harry is always looking at himself, in a mirror. ... In the Magic Theater, Harry comes across many mirrors. ... Another mirror image was the reflection of the Magic Theater sign on the wet pavement. ...
Perhaps the most climactic and interesting event in Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf is that which occurs in the Magic Theater, Hesse's imaginary world introduced to Harry Haller by Pablo, the sax player. The Magic Theater is similar to a fun house one might go through at an amusement park, or even more so, a drug induced acid trip. ... The trip through the Magic Theater begins when Harry loses his coat check claim ticket and a stranger gives him his own. ... At the entrance to the Magic Theater, Pablo gives Harry a mirror in which the reflection of a man and wolf are revealed, images o...
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