The story of Sinclair, a boy who is becoming a true adult.

"The Way to Oneself" by Hermann Hesse, a master of German literature

“The bird struggles to get out of the egg.
The egg is the world.
“He who wants to be born must destroy a world.”

One day, a mysterious boy named Damian appears in front of Sinclair, who was living a good life in a warm home, and begins to teach him the truth about good and evil, one by one, through the story of Cain and Abel from the Bible.
Sinclair, tormented between good and evil within himself, is unable to resist temptation and goes out into the streets to pursue forbidden pleasures, but he overcomes his dark inner self when he meets Beatrice.
Sinclair's portrait of Beatrice bears a striking resemblance to Demian.
It is because of the longing and intense longing for Damian.
Then one day, Sinclair meets Demian and his mother, Madame Eva, on the street, and later realizes that Madame Eva is the woman who existed inside him.
Demian and Sinclair, who participated in the war that broke out shortly after, talk while lying in a field hospital.
Damian, who left a message telling her to listen to herself whenever she needs him, disappears the next morning.

『Demian』 is based on the friendship between the main characters Sinclair and Demian, and reflects on the trials they face during their growing up years, their overcoming of those trials, and the process of reaching a complete self through enlightenment.
This work represented a new beginning for Hesse himself, and it displays characteristics of both his earlier and later works, such as the psychology of childhood, strict structure, criticism of civilization, and the idea of ​​the mother as the source of all things.