Diederich Heßling

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Diederich Heßling is the opportunistic, authoritarian-minded protagonist of Heinrich Mann’s satirical novel "Der Untertan," embodying the submissive yet power-hungry mentality of Wilhelmine-era German bourgeois society.

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Diederich Heßling canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
appearsIn Der Untertan
associatedWithTheme authoritarianism
bourgeois hypocrisy
nationalism
opportunism
power and submission
characterTrait authoritarian-minded
opportunistic
power-hungry
submissive toward authority
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
createdBy Heinrich Mann
education studied chemistry
familyBackground middle-class family
fictionalUniverse Der Untertan
firstAppearance Der Untertan
gender male
ideology authoritarian nationalism
languageOfWork German
literaryGenreContext satire
loyalTo Kaiser Wilhelm II
narrativeFunction satirical exaggeration of the loyal subject
nationality German
occupation industrialist
paper manufacturer
personalityType authoritarian follower
bully toward subordinates
protagonistOf Der Untertan
represents Wilhelmine-era German bourgeois mentality
residence Netzig
settingPeriod Wilhelmine Germany
linked to: German Empire
socialClass bourgeoisie
symbolizes authoritarian submissiveness
opportunistic conformism
treatsSubordinates with despotism
treatsSuperiors with servility
usedAsExampleOf Wilhelmine subject mentality in German studies
authoritarian personality in literary criticism

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Der Untertan mainCharacter Diederich Heßling
Der Untertan protagonist Diederich Heßling
Der Untertan hasCharacter Diederich Heßling
Man of Straw hasProtagonist Diederich Heßling