Project Gutenberg 2015-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 703 Hesse, Hermann 1877 1962 Lauscher, Hermann Sinclair, Emil Unterm Rad Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Unterm Rad" by Hermann Hesse is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Hans Giebenrath, a gifted boy from a small town whose potential is both recognized and constricted by the societal expectations of his upbringing. The narrative examines themes of individuality, the pressures of conformity, and the struggle between personal aspiration and societal demands. The opening of the novel introduces us to Hans's father, Joseph Giebenrath, a typical, unremarkable philistine who embodies the conservative values of their community. Hans is depicted as a talented child, marked by intelligence and a unique spirit, yet he is controlled by an oppressive educational system that seeks to channel his abilities into predetermined paths. As he prepares for an important examination that could shape his future, the weight of expectations begins to take its toll, leading to a rich interplay of self-doubt and ambition. Overall, the beginning sets a poignant atmosphere of a young mind caught between his innate potential and the rigid structures of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Germany -- Fiction Education -- Germany -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education Browsing: Fiction 379354 379353 2024-09-20T16:41:33.245044 2023-09-21T12:58:21.946318 text/html text/html 376709 2015-09-07T21:31:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 252517 2015-09-07T21:31:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264159 2024-09-20T16:41:38.450041 application/epub+zip 268608 2024-09-20T16:41:34.273054 application/epub+zip 217808 2024-09-20T16:41:33.740080 application/epub+zip 380270 2024-09-20T16:41:41.916006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356036 2024-09-20T16:41:37.975052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305545 2022-09-22T14:57:32.588527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349549 349443 2024-09-20T16:41:32.614064 2023-09-21T12:58:21.381343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 343630 2015-09-07T21:31:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137473 2015-09-07T21:31:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19123 2024-09-20T16:41:42.040002 application/rdf+xml 42238 2024-09-20T16:41:33.819041 image/jpeg 5028 2024-09-20T16:41:33.779063 image/jpeg 253272 2024-09-20T16:41:33.285081 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia