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** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festival, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
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** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").sinner").
** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festival, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festival, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
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* HilariousInHindsight: The family Hagenström was based on the RealLife family Fehling. And in TheMovie of 2008, an Alexander Fehling has a role.
* HoYay: Between Hanno and Kai. Author Thomas Mann (who was a closeted gay) [[WordOfGod stated]] that the two boys stood for different aspects of his own personality. It's a safe bet that nowadays the subtext would turn soon into text.
* HoYay: Between Hanno and Kai. Author Thomas Mann (who was a closeted gay) [[WordOfGod stated]] that the two boys stood for different aspects of his own personality. It's a safe bet that nowadays the subtext would turn soon into text.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The family Hagenström was based on the RealLife family Fehling. And Fehling, and in TheMovie of 2008, an Alexander Fehling has a role.
* HoYay: Between Hanno and Kai. Author Thomas Mann (who was a closeted gay) [[WordOfGod stated]] that the two boys stood for different aspects of his own personality. It's a safe bet that nowadays the subtext would turnsoon into text.
* HoYay: Between Hanno and Kai. Author Thomas Mann (who was a closeted gay) [[WordOfGod stated]] that the two boys stood for different aspects of his own personality. It's a safe bet that nowadays the subtext would turn
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** Christian. On the one hand, he suffers pretty much and is disrespected even by the servants. OTOH, his neuroses and uselessness can get pretty much on one's nerves.
** Tom. He's not a good father by any means, but it's hard not to feel for him; his siblings' uselessness in business and Gerda's unfaithfulness make his life very stressful.
** Also, the English teacher who can't keep his class full of boys in puberty under control. At one point, he punishes Hanno for laughing, which he doesn't dare with the other boys, who are WAY worse. Hanno angsts how he can't even feel pity for his teacher, for this.
** Tom. He's not a good father by any means, but it's hard not to feel for him; his siblings' uselessness in business and Gerda's unfaithfulness make his life very stressful.
** Also, the English teacher who can't keep his class full of boys in puberty under control. At one point, he punishes Hanno for laughing, which he doesn't dare with the other boys, who are WAY worse. Hanno angsts how he can't even feel pity for his teacher, for this.
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** Christian. On the one hand, he suffers pretty much a lot and is disrespected even by the servants. OTOH, his neuroses and uselessness can get pretty much on one's nerves.
** Tom. He's not a good father by any means, but it's hard not to feel for him; his siblings' uselessness in business and Gerda's unfaithfulnessmake makes his life very stressful.
** Also, the English teacher who can't keep his class full of boys in puberty under control. At one point, he punishes Hanno for laughing, which he doesn't dare to do with the other boys, who are WAY worse. Hanno angsts how he can't even feel pity for histeacher, teacher for this.
** Tom. He's not a good father by any means, but it's hard not to feel for him; his siblings' uselessness in business and Gerda's unfaithfulness
** Also, the English teacher who can't keep his class full of boys in puberty under control. At one point, he punishes Hanno for laughing, which he doesn't dare to do with the other boys, who are WAY worse. Hanno angsts how he can't even feel pity for his
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** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
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** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, festival, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Thomas Mann modeled the Buddenbrooks family after his own. But while the characters from the novel end up completely stripped from all her wealth, Mann's family wasn't quite as bad off - and once he had released the novel at the age of 25, he was earning enough money with it to live the rest of his life without financial sorrows.
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* TheWoobie: Poor Hanno, of course. It is telling that the one situation where Hanno and his father feel closest is when Thomas shows being hurt and confused because the captain (von Trotha) "has been with mother for two hours".
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* TheWoobie: Poor Hanno, of course. It is telling that the one situation where Hanno and his father feel closest is when Thomas shows being hurt and confused because the captain (von Trotha) "has been with mother for two hours".
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
--> '''Revolutionary:''' Well, Herr consul... We want a republic!
--> '''Johann Buddenbrook (jr):''' But, you fool... we already have one! [[note]]Most of Germany at this time was reigned by various princes, but Lübeck indeed was a city state republic.[[/note]]
--> '''Revolutionary:''' Well, Herr consul, then we want another one!
--> '''Revolutionary:''' Well, Herr consul... We want a republic!
--> '''Johann Buddenbrook (jr):''' But, you fool... we already have one! [[note]]Most of Germany at this time was reigned by various princes, but Lübeck indeed was a city state republic.[[/note]]
--> '''Revolutionary:''' Well, Herr consul, then we want another one!
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--> '''Johann Buddenbrook (jr):''' But, you fool... we already have one! [[hottip:*:Most of Germany at this time was reigned by various princes, but Lübeck indeed was a city state republic.]]
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--> '''Johann Buddenbrook (jr):''' But, you fool... we already have one! [[hottip:*:Most [[note]]Most of Germany at this time was reigned by various princes, but Lübeck indeed was a city state republic.]][[/note]]
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* HoYay: Between Hanno and Kai. Author Thomas Mann (who was a closeted gay) [[WordOfGod stated]] that the two boys stood for different aspects of his own personality. It's a safe bet that nowadays the subtext would turn soon into text.
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** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").
** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
* TheWoobie: Poor Hanno, of course. It is telling that the one situation where Hanno and his father feel closest is when Thomas shows being hurt and confused because the captain (von Trotha) "has been with mother for two hours".
** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
* TheWoobie: Poor Hanno, of course. It is telling that the one situation where Hanno and his father feel closest is when Thomas shows being hurt and confused because the captain (von Trotha) "has been with mother for two hours".
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** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").
sinner").** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
* ValuesDissonance: Nowadays divorces are considered differently, but at this time, they were a cause for big shame. Especially if a woman had two in a row.
* TheWoobie: Poor Hanno, of course. It is telling that the one situation where Hanno and his father feel closest is when Thomas shows being hurt and confused because the captain (von Trotha) "has been with mother for two hours".
* ValuesDissonance: Nowadays divorces are considered differently, but at this time, they were a cause for big shame. Especially if a woman had two in a row.
* TheWoobie: Poor Hanno, of course. It is telling that the one situation where Hanno and his father feel closest is when Thomas shows being hurt and confused because the captain (von Trotha) "has been with mother for two hours".
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** Tom. He's not a good father by any means, but it's hard not to feel for him; his siblings' uselessness in business and Gerda's unfaithfulness make his life very stressful.
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* {{Narm}}:
** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").
** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
** The Protestants are at church service and sing one song (not existing in RealLife), which is this. In German, it starts with "Ich bin ein echtes Rabenaas / ein rechter Sündenkrüppel" (last word meaning "sinning cripple" or "crippled sinner").
** Not once, but twice the worker Grobleben almost spoils a festivity, when he's supposed to congratulate Thomas Buddenbrook and somehow manages to get the topic on the fact that "some are rich, some are poor, the one will get a polished coffin and the other one only an old box, but we all have to become moldiness..."
