What inspired Hermann Hesse to explore the pressures faced by students in 'Beneath the Wheel'?
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Beneath the Wheel

Beneath the Wheel
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What inspired Hermann Hesse to explore the pressures faced by students in 'Beneath the Wheel'?
Did anyone else feel the protagonist's sense of isolation was incredibly relatable or painfully real?
How does the setting of early 20th-century Germany influence the story's themes?