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Settembrini said with a smile. "Music is invaluable as the ultimate means for awakening our zeal, a power that draws the mind trained for its effects forward and upward. But literature must precede it. By itself, music cannot draw the world forward. By itself, music cannot draw the world forward. By itself, music is dangerous. And for you in particular, my good engineer, it is absolutely dangerous...."
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Settembrini said with a smile. "Music is invaluable as the ultimate means for awakening our zeal, a power that draws the mind trained for its effects forward and upward. But literature must precede it. By itself, music cannot draw the world forward. By itself, music cannot draw the world forward. By itself, music is dangerous. And for you in particular, my good engineer, it is absolutely dangerous...."
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In Politically Suspect in Chapter 4 Settembrini gives his intellectual explanation of what music is and how it can be dangerous instead of enjoying music as relaxation and enjoyment. The best description of the scene is when Hans Castorp watches the young people enjoying themselves at the concert even though they are deathfully ill.
— 3 hours, 23 min ago
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In He Tries Out His Conversational French in Chapter 4 where Hans gives his condolences to the Mexican woman in pale black known as Tous-les-deux The description of the woman was so vivid and the speaking of French was described as you were seeing a ceremony.
Han Castorp for the first time sees a moribundus, someone near death. His reaction was priceless.
— 3 hours, 34 min ago
Han Castorp for the first time sees a moribundus, someone near death. His reaction was priceless.
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Conversely, rich and interesting events are capable of filling time, until hours, even days, are shortened and speed past on wings; whereas on a larger scale, interest lends the passage of time breadth, solidity, and weight, so that years rich in events pass much more slowly than do paltry, bare, featherweight years that are blown before the wind and are gone.
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Conversely, rich and interesting events are capable of filling time, until hours, even days, are shortened and speed past on wings; whereas on a larger scale, interest lends the passage of time breadth, solidity, and weight, so that years rich in events pass much more slowly than do paltry, bare, featherweight years that are blown before the wind and are gone.
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It was, however, striking - in the best sense of the word - that precisely those rules that corresponded exactly to their overseers' economic interests enjoyed unconditional veneration, whereas rules for which said correspondence was less applicable were more likely to be winked at.
Illness is definitely not elegant, and certainly not venerable - such a view is itself a sickness, or leads to it.
— Oct 11, 2026 03:27PM
It was, however, striking - in the best sense of the word - that precisely those rules that corresponded exactly to their overseers' economic interests enjoyed unconditional veneration, whereas rules for which said correspondence was less applicable were more likely to be winked at.
Illness is definitely not elegant, and certainly not venerable - such a view is itself a sickness, or leads to it.
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In Chapter 4 Part Excursus On The Sense Of Time - we hear Hans Castorp talk about time has passed slowly and fast at the sanatorium. When he first arrived time moved slow. Now, that he has been there for a few days and knows the routine time is moving fast. Hans Castorp is getting sicker.
— Oct 11, 2026 03:18PM
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In Chapter 4 in A Necessary Purchase and Excursus On The Sense Of Time - we have Settembrini speaking out on inhumane it is to see sick has been elegant. It is era of superstition that has passed. Sick and Stupid does belong in the sentence he tells Hans and Joachim when attempts to put Faur Stohr in this category. Settembrini is an intellect. He recites poetry in Italian with beautiful diction.
— Oct 11, 2026 03:09PM
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Hans Castorp has had the most adventurous dreams about everyone in has met at the sanatorium and this is his first day. Also, he is getting sicker and does not want anyone to know. His illness is noticed by Settembrini who tells him he should leave immediately.
— Oct 08, 2026 04:02PM
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The person slamming the dining room door is Madame Chauchat and she sits at the good Russian table. Hans Castorp has found red traces of blood on his handkerchief when he drew in air through his mouth.
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Miss Robinson was reading the same letter in the same rounded hand that she had been reading that morning. Apparently she could speak not a word of German and did not wish to.
— Oct 07, 2026 08:00AM
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Miss Robinson was reading the same letter in the same rounded hand that she had been reading that morning. Apparently she could speak not a word of German and did not wish to.