The Role of Knauer Knauer is inserted in the story to act as a reminder of Sinclairs longings to the ideologies of the light

side of Emils dualistic conscious. Knauer serves as a reminder of the philosophies of the illuminated world, he acts as a temptation towards the illuminated salvation for Sinclair, Knauer functions as Emils last chance to turn back from the dark and embrace the light his inner child desires. Knauer represents an instance or longing for Child-like purity and invokes religious continence as Emils last reference to the world of light. A ghost-like vision (124), Knauer seems deliberately crafted to awake pity and sympathy within Sinclair, through the use of continence, he is reasoning with Emil in an effort to realize that his thoughts and actions go against the philosophies of the light. Knauer attempts to pull Emil back into the illuminated sphere when he pleads with Sinclair to take him under his wing and to become his guide in navigating Sinclairs inner turmoil, thereby reconciling the dark with the light. Hesse is implying that by taking Knauer on in a mentorship role, Emil may find some salvation in the world of light. Through Sinclairs dream sequences and painting of the hermaphroditic figure we come to understand that Sinclair misses the light, he longs for its reason and domesticity. Further evidence of this is found in Knauers attempted suicide where the house in which Emil finds Knauer is just like the house in which he found Kromer (123). The house is a reminder for Emil of when he was closer to the illuminated world, which he was, at one point, in the same position as Knauer. Emil is obliging himself to recall the world of light in an effort to weigh its teachings against his desires that lie in the darker realm. Knauer and the house represent a death of the immature philosophies of the light, that going forward Emil will be forced to abandon the philosophies of continence and mentorship if he wants to continue on

his path of self-realization. The House also is a stark reminder that Sinclair is back at square one; He is being offered, as it were, a fresh start. He is being drawn back into the world of light by Knauer. Knauer is Emils Inner world of light manifesting itself as a ghost, threatening Emils progress of enlightenment and sexuality. Sinclair rejects the embracement of Knauer; He takes no interest in helping Knauer, nor anyone else for that matter. Asked for help, Sinclair says, I cant tell you anything, Knauer. We cant help anybody else. No one helped me either (121.) This is an obvious attempt to dismiss the sentiments of Knauer, as Sinclair has hardly taken a step without the help of some form of guidance form his other inner archetypes. Knauer is a reincarnation of the Sinclair we met early on in the novel. Knauer, appears at a crucial tipping point for Emil, as he is under-going a psychological melancholy, He does not know how to proceed and is in need of inner guidance that will come in the form of his dreams and paintings. When Sinclair stumbles on Knauers suicide attempt, he comments, We create gods and struggle with them, and they bless us, (124.). Emil is meant to be struggling inwardly with all his archetypes; it will be the conquering of all of them that will end Emils Journey. Knauer is the manifestation of purity, chaste and inner-child, he serves as a warning to Emil, that once sexuality is realized, the only option is death. Knauer is begging Emil to turn towards the light world and abandon his progress