Buddenbrooks
The exploration of decadence in the novel reflects the influence of Schopenhauer's "The World as Will and Representation" (1818, 1844) on the young Mann. The Buddenbrooks of successive generations experience a gradual decline of their finances and family ideals, finding happiness increasingly elusive as values change and old hierarchies are challenged by Germany's rapid industrialisation. The characters who subordinate their personal happiness to the welfare of the family firm encounter reverses, as do those who do not.
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Schopenhauer
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The World as Will and Representation
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Buddenbrooks
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industrialisation
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Schopenhauer
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The World as Will and Representation
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Q560352
The World as Will and Representation
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Q38193
Schopenhauer
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