Yes it had a different form that his previous works, Hesse pointed out, but the "phantasmagoria of events" nevertheless has three basic sections, Ziolkowski asserts. Interestingly, in conclusion, the "Tractat von Steppenwolf" (given to Haller by the man with the placard) proposes a reconciliation of the "conflicting themes" in the book, Ziolkowski continues. If Haller can peer "...deep enough into the chaos of his own soul" by any of the suggested strategies from the Tractat, Haller will then be able to live "happily in the world..." But the reader is left to wonder about many aspects of the book - including the possibility that the entire book was designed not to enlighten, but to confuse...

But out of confusion comes clarity, right? Or does it? There are questions that the book asks and creates at the same time.
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Corbett, Bob. "Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse." Webster University. Retrieved Dec. 7, 2008 at http://www.webster.edu.

Hesse, Herman. Steppenwolf: A Novel. New York: Macmillan, 1963.

Flaxman, Seymour L. "Der Steppenwolf: Hesse's Portrait of the Intellectual." Modern

Language Quarterly 15.4 (1954): 349-359.

Ziolkowski, Theodore. "Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf: A Sonata in Prose." Modern

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