Demian: The Story of a Youth

A semi-autobiographical work by the author, “Demian” by Hermann Hesse tells the journey to self-discovery of German boy Emil Sinclair. An exploration of Jungian philosophy, the reading experience made me feel like I was in English class again, with the pressure to understand all the symbolism. But analyzing it with other people made me appreciate it more and brought my rating up from 3 to 4 out of 5 stars.