Harry "The Steppenwolf" Haller Timeline and Summary

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Harry "The Steppenwolf" Haller Timeline and Summary

  • Harry arrives to the new town and goes wandering the streets at night.
  • He sees a magical doorway to a theater that says it is for madmen only and desperately wants to go in.
  • A strange man gives him a book about the Steppenwolf, and it's all about Harry himself.
  • Harry goes to eat dinner at a friend's house and leaves in a huff. He wants to go home and kill himself, but goes to a bar instead.
  • At the bar Harry dreams that he talks to the German poet Goethe, who tells him he's too serious.
  • A girl at the bar takes care of him, and he asks her out on a date.
  • On the date, Harry guesses that the girl's name is Hermine, and she tells him that one day he will have to kill her.
  • Hermine teaches Harry how to dance, and also sends her friend, Maria, over to be his lover.
  • Harry goes to a costume ball to show off his moves and search for Hermine.
  • He finally finds her and knows that they will be lovers.
  • Their friend Pablo invites them into a magic theater, where Harry sees many different scenes from his potential lives.
  • In the final scene, Harry kills Hermine. It turns out that it was all in the magic theater, though, and wasn't real.
  • Harry decides to try again and learn someday to laugh.