Demian: a Wandering Boyhood

Shocking. I read it with the intention of supplementing the original work and letting myself better understand the plot of Yue Ji.

Well, to be honest, the purpose of my coming here to read the book is mainly for Border Bus. Without this game, I might never be able to read this book in my life (here, I would like to express my gratitude for this game and for letting me see such a good book). Regarding the game here, I don't want to discuss anything related to the plot of the game, as it is easy to cause conflicts. Between two lives, it embraces the whole world, creates a new world, and pursues one's own path, which is fascinating. I hope that every child with an imprint can find the true self and become the person you want to be, instead of living this life in confusion.

Each of us has our own "mission", but no one can choose, limit or control it at will. Hoping for new gods is a mistake in itself, and trying to give the world anything at will is even more wrong! For a sober person, there is only one mission: to find the true self, to become the true self, and to explore one's own way forward, no matter where it leads.

A novel that is partial to romance and philosophy might be called an autobiography. Worth reading.

I originally came here to supplement the original work. After reading it, I really liked it. It is a book that I have thought about for a long time. The description is very detailed and realistic. You won't be unable to read it at the first glance. You can read it in one sitting if you have time. Allow me to take a sip of Dexin [Shy], this kind of distant soul mate taste is really more delicious than many online CPs (I like this [Love]) Little Sinclair is really a lucky child (Shen Shen lights up a cigarette) Sorry, I'm talking nonsense again, and my reading time is short because the first and second times I read were paper versions.

It was recommended by others on Bilibili. It's really good. I can understand life while consuming CP. Isn't this better than online novels?

The description of psychological activities is delicate and true. When I read about Sinclair's inner struggle and entanglement, I have to say that I feel the same, because I also have such a period, and I have not even escaped from it. Tired of the boring and boring ordinary life, they throw their body and spirit into the decadence and corruption. At the same time, they are unable to enjoy it. Instead, they feel pain due to the corruption and degradation of life. They are caught between two worlds and do not know where to go. There is a theory that Demian and Beatrice are not real people, but people in Sinclair's imagination, but no matter what, they actually allowed Sinclair to find himself, break away from the gap between the two worlds, and grasp the direction of his progress. I can't help but sigh, will I be able to find my own Beatrice? It took me a total of two hours to read this book. It was an amazing feeling. I thought it would take me longer, but I did. Living up to its name as a masterpiece, this book really shocked me, and its appeal to me was unimaginable. I never thought that one day I would be attracted by such a relatively serious and "professional" masterpiece. In the past, I always indulged in lighter reading, reading some light novels and online novels, but after actually reading such a book, I truly realized how wonderful and unforgettable a book like this is that incorporates thinking and understanding, and can bring philosophy and wisdom to people. 2:24, Japan plans to go to bed early today. It is really difficult to stop reading such a book. Demian, Beatrice, and the organist (I forgot his name even though I just finished reading it) are Sinclair's guides, but they are not the real reason why Sinclair finds his way in life. That path, that path to the heart, was found by Sinclair himself. I should also change. I don't have Demian, Beatrice and the organist, but I still have time - just like the book says, you can do anything as long as you concentrate your consciousness - I can also find the door to my heart, and I can break that shell. April 5, 2025 at 2:30, thoughts after reading.

Lonely people should be able to empathize with Sinclair or Hesse. They pursue themselves and the truth through self-reflection, are led by the collision of various external trends, and then reject and choose. Accepting the two sides of the world is like recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of oneself, breaking through constraints, and growing. I also wish I could meet my Demian and become him.

Thoughts after reading: For a bird that hatches out of its shell, the egg is its world. When the bird flies into the blue sky, the sky will belong to him and become his new world! Only then can he see richer colors than eggs, and only then can he obtain "Cain"!

Good book, good book. I bought the physical book offline and finished reading it. It is worth reading. Demian's words in the original book are worth thinking about. But... Sinclair~~~ … I, N Xin, 30-16-0, won't you explode if I hit a little damage at the end?

Suitable for adolescent children to read. The confusion, confusion, conflicts with the surrounding world, and inner struggles in growing up... Under the influence and leadership of Demian, the author Miklai continued to explore and think independently, and in the process of searching for himself inwardly.

The writing style is too smooth, I like this writing style that is comfortable and combines 70% narrative and 30% stream of consciousness thinking. It does not read entirely as a factual description, that is, it is biased towards the impact of revelation or naked barrenness. It makes people feel like a realistic black and white sketch; it is more like a gray-tone watercolor, and the surrounding buildings are clearly visible. The crowd in the room was brightly colored, but in the eyes of the worried and hesitant boy, he was no longer completely him. The vague gray gauze was like a lingering fog. Along with his bumpy steps, a bottomless gray hole appeared in the sky, where from time to time an abstract arm stretched out to guide him to a world of fantasy and dreams.

Very good. Although my understanding ability is limited, and I often ponder for a long time because of the words that I think are difficult to understand when reading a book, I cannot deny that this is an excellent work. The author's psychological description is amazing

A book about growth, from confusion, hesitation, helplessness, and anxiety to the constant search for oneself, traveling through oneself, and finding the goal of growth, bringing people contemplation and introspection! It is also a reflection on life!

This book really shocked me. My biggest feeling after reading it was a kind of beauty that cannot be described in detail. Not only the language of the story but also the protagonist's thoughts and emotions made me unable to extricate myself. Through step-by-step exploration, the protagonist breaks through the inner conflicts and reaches his own soul. At the same time, I feel that many plots in the book have also given me great inspiration and influenced my thoughts bit by bit when I was thinking. It's really a good book. I hope I can read it again in the future and read this beautiful story from a different perspective.

The road to chasing oneself is not so smooth. It is really great to know yourself. The world is in chaos, and you are not alone when chasing alone. But there are some roads that you must walk by yourself. Looking back, you will have no regrets.

After reading the entire book, I was "confused" at the moment, just like reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude" for the first time. After reading it, I had no idea what the author's conception and the story wanted to express. I couldn't even remember any of the names of the people in the book! Sorry, this book was very difficult to read. I hope I can read it again in the future when my reading skills have improved! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

The contradiction between the two worlds, and finally becoming Cain in loneliness and strengthening oneself. The most difficult to understand the meaning of this book is actually the last few chapters. In fact, if you want to understand the last few chapters, you must grasp Nietzsche, a thinker mentioned repeatedly in the book, and the idea of ​​"reincarnation" in Buddhism. The decay of the world mentioned in the last few chapters is actually what Nietzsche believed. "Everyone is even willing to sacrifice his life for a common, preset ideal, but everyone is willing to accept a new ideal." The common, preset ideal in war is excessive patriotism, nationalism, and even disregard of humanity. In real society, life can be a variety of corrupt ideals - in Europe, it can be purity, holiness, God, etc., In the East, it can be things like loyalty and filial piety to ancestors. These so-called preset moral and ideal constraints that have always been the case, have hidden and distorted their own nature - that is, true human nature: for example, they are patriotic but forget how many people they have killed and how many crimes they have committed; they are holy but forget that they have suppressed their sexual instincts; they are filial and honor their ancestors, but they forget that life is their own first, and then they can consider the sake of their parents and ancestors that no longer exist... That is, these grand moral ideals often conflict with our nature. The so-called "Cain", that is, people like the protagonist and Demian, are people who dare to leave these morals and ideals, insist on their own nature, and seek themselves in their own way. This world has become corrupt because it imposes too many grand ideals and morals on people, and even constrains people's nature. Lady Eve, whose name corresponds to Eve in Adam and Eve, symbolizes a mother - full of love, she tells the protagonist not to be afraid, but to welcome the "new world" with a Buddhist reincarnation-like mentality. No one knows what the so-called human nature is like in the New World. But each "Cain" carries his own destiny. Although they are all different, "they can be Tolstoyans and they can be Hindus," they collectively move towards the new world with their inner self as the center. War is supposed to be cruel and inhumane. But in the ending, after experiencing Eve's love, war comes. The protagonist chooses to follow fate like a Buddhist, believing that it is such a cruel wheel of fate that will eventually destroy the old world and bring about a more humane new world. In fact, if the end of the story corresponds to the world war, the so-called new world has arrived to a certain extent after the two world wars: Humanism gradually began to replace extreme patriotism and extreme nationalism, people no longer restrain themselves with decadent morality, and various ideas showed a new trend after the war. People seemed to have moved away from human nature. One thing, at least the original constraints on the body have been destroyed - religion, old morality, old national and national prejudices. Although we still cannot say what human nature is, and we must affirm that the catastrophic negative nature of war is the most intuitive and absolutely undeniable, but this may also be part of the positive impact of war, just like reincarnation in Buddhism, which is reborn after destruction.

Hesse really doesn't need to say much. He integrated philosophy and religion very well. There is still a lot of stream of consciousness. This is a major feature of Hesse. Although I still don't understand some parts the first time, I plan to continue reading it a few times. A good book will teach you new knowledge after reading it a few times.

Nice. ! Bought this book and plan to read it again

I like it so much! ! Hesse wrote about many of the confusions that must be faced in youth at this moment, about confusion, love, and sex; about those beautiful moments when short-lived reality collides with eternal desires, but I am often too slow to cry in life; Sinclair's self slowly sprouts, feeling the helplessness of falling, and more fully empathizing with the painful process of building oneself in chaos; about loneliness and identity, Lady Eve said that people can never go home, but when like-minded roads converge, this is home; Demian is more like a projection and a fantasy, a more complete, mature, and awakened Sinclair, or my own feelings are a collection of people who guide me in the direction, and the interaction with them is an urgent issue that fate has given me that needs to be solved. So emptiness and loneliness are the background of life, but it is no longer that important. I often feel that love is projection and reflection, a person's values ​​​​shaped from childhood to adulthood, and love is a picture painted by Sinclair himself. We have walked a journey with Demian, getting closer and closer to our true self.

Sinclair has known two worlds since he was a child, one is light and the other is darkness. He was almost dragged into the darkness, but was rescued by Demian. Later, Demian guided him to understand himself, pursue himself, and see his own heart clearly. The answer you need is there, your destiny is there, and he will guide you to move forward. Difficulties and loneliness will make you better understand yourself. It is like a reflector that can see yourself clearly.

Although it is a bit obscure in many places, this book is still worth reading. At least it tells us that what everyone should do in life is to go towards themselves.

Every character in the story runs through my growth path. Everyone's growth path is like an egg breaking its shell. The shell is broken and the world is broken. It needs to be engraved deep in the heart to find the world in one's own heart. Stop and pay attention to your heart. Real growth is painful but also joyful!

In the next ten years of my life, I need to read this book over and over again. I will become my own Demian.

"You can't indulge in desires that you don't believe in. I know what you want. You have to give up on those desires, or pursue them with all your heart and with certainty. Your desires will come true if you can be sure that they will come true. You believe, regret, and fear at the same time. You have to overcome it all. Let me tell you a fairy tale."

"Life is a road to yourself, keep trying, and identify the lost path. No one can ever become a complete and complete self. Despite this, everyone is still trying hard and doing their best to become a dull person or a wise person. Everyone has the imprint of their birth until the end of life. We may understand each other, but we are the only ones who truly understand ourselves." Finding and understanding ourselves is a mission in life and a process that accompanies people throughout their lives. Parents, Cromer, Demian, Beatrice, Pistorius, Lady Eve... They all have influenced Sinclair, and they can't accompany him forever. They can only be regarded as guides in the process of finding himself, and he can't truly understand himself without his own determination. But does searching for oneself have to be absolutely lonely? After all, people are the sum total of social relationships. I personally believe that the journey of self-understanding begins and must rely on one's own inner experience, but it also requires contact with others and continuous deepening: not being complacent, imitating and copying, but absorbing and revising after thinking. There are differences between people, and few people can fully understand another person. The only one who knows you best is yourself.

This book resonated with me very much. It tells the story of a teenager's confusion and hesitation as he grows up, and how he finds himself. Demian is like a wise man, guiding the protagonist towards the light. This reminds me of "The Catcher in the Rye", where the protagonist is also looking for his own path in confusion. This book will not only help you understand yourself better, but also give you the strength and courage to pursue your true self.

It is endlessly memorable and reads smoothly. While ensuring its literary quality and connotation, it is really amazing to be able to read it so easily. A book that is easy to read is really a plus. Coupled with its connotation, it is no wonder why it is a book that all confused children should read.

Very good, but the translation postscript is a bit overwhelming. I don't really like your trivial details. .