This book appeared for me as a close look into Hesses soul, and partly in my own. Once I heared a sentence, that really struck me (roughly translated from german): "Perhaps growing up means, to learn living with all different aspects of your person in a peaceful way." This thought often crosses my mind, when I observe the different personalities in my own. Hesse wrote a very personal roman about these inner fights of our soul, in a magnificent way. He is an amazing author and I really recommend reading it.