Demian Hermann Hesse's novel, Demian, is the story of a young man trying to find his place between the two realms of good and evil. Right from the beginning of the novel Hesse introduces the reader to Emil, of whom the novel is based around. The reader sees how Emil's "good" world of peace, love and protection becomes mingled in the "evil" world of lies, cheat and theft. Hermann Hesse does an extremely fine job of protraying the effects of these two worlds on the human spirit. Rather than trace Emil's actions and every feeling, to better understand his character, Hesse uses Emil's dreams to help define the character. These dreams serve as a function to provide the reader with a better understanding of the direction the novel and where its characters are moving in. Hesse's use of dreams help develop Emil from innocent child to educated man. The first significant dream occurs on page nine....

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