Harry Haller's Transformation into SteppenwolfA "dazzling" line "flashes" before Harry Haller's eyes (Hesse 194). He says: "The wonderful taming of the steppe wolf" (194). With this statement one must understand Hermann Hesse's ultimate goal for his character Harry Haller. It should also be noted that all of this "domestication" and other wild events take place in Harry Haller's psyche, not in reality. Hesse draws on the ideas of psychologists of his generation, such as Carl Jung, to guide Harry Haller's transformation. At the same time, the dream experiences Haller experiences have great significance in reality. This symbolic aspect of the steppe wolf puts Haller's ego struggle into perspective for the reader. The very concept of the steppe wolf is an important psychological image for determining the mental processes of Hesse's character. The “steppe wolf” serves many purposes in describing Haller (Hesse 4). His "wolf" distinguishes him from all others. It echoes reality, where the steppe wolf is separated from others even in its human form. This image of the wolf is often contrasted with the image of "bourgeois" society as a flock of sheep, something that wolves do not mix with except to cause violence. A lone wolf is always elusive, seeking fulfillment, and suffers the pain of discomfort. The steppe wolf is also quite wild, which is evidenced by the order and cleanliness of other people around him. The order of the flowers in his apartment building and the clean smell amaze Haller, but at the same time annoy his disheveled and crazy animal instincts. As another interpreter says, "The world of the bourgeoisie is imprinted [in] its contrasts with Harry's world through the employment of the symbol... in the middle of the card... the eristic emerges in a healthy mentality. This health mental, a turbulent process for Haller, is achieved through a series of subconscious experiences that mirror Haller's real life. Each of the dreams he has - the meeting with Goethe, the Magic Theater sign, the hall of mirrors - are evidence. interiors that. amplify his conscious emotions. Hermann Hesse changes Harry Haller's conceptions of reality through a surreal adventure through Haller's psyche. Work cited Boulby, Mark Hermann Hesse: His Mind and Art Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1972 Ed. & Trans. Dr. A. A. Brill, New York: Random House, 1938. Hesse, Hermann, New York: Owl Book, 1990. Jacobi, Jolande, The Psychology of CG Jung New Haven, 1951 Hesse's Fictions of the Self Princeton: Princeton UP, 1988