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 ⓘ