Steppenwolfs_Magic_Theater

Steppenwolfs Magic Theater 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. One of the major questions of the novel is whether or not the Magic Theater is real. Many parts of the incident lead to the assumption of it being surreal, however nonetheless very significant to Harry Hallers journey towards finding his own reality in life. The trip through the Magic Theater begins when Harry loses his coat check claim ticket and a stranger gives him his own. However the ticket is actually to the Magic Theater. After receiving the ticket, Harry finds Hermine and Pablo invites them both to a room where he gives them some sort of drug. Pablo then tells Harry that he will make visible to Harry a world beyond time that exists only in Harry’s soul. At the entrance to the Magic Theater, Pablo gives Harry a mirror in which the reflection of harry, theater, magic, laugh, pablo, mozart, learn, one, world, reality, own, must, harry’s, tells, radio, novel, hermine, character, understood, trip, ticket, through, significant, room, real, once, makes, life, humor, however, himself, gives, game, distortions, day