Talk:Mario and the Magician

More Gay Agenda
I deleted the following sentence in the "Background" section: In many ways, the story is a follow up to Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) which was one of Mann's more homoerotic narratives, second only to Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice). There is no homoeroticism in Mann's Magic Mountain. I would demand that such homoeroticism be specifically cited by anyone who disagrees with me. This seems to me to be yet another attempt to ascribe homosexuality in a non–homosexual context. The possible reason for this ascription is to make aberrant sexuality appear to be normal. If this is done on a large scale, then it tends to become the common outlook, especially for younger readers who are impressionable. Then, younger readers believe that homosexuality is normal, a civil right, and can't believe that anyone would think otherwise. At such a point, persons who condemn homosexuality are regarded as hate–mongers, equivalent to racists. The abnormal is then ironically considered normal.Lestrade (talk) 14:21, 4 February 2008 (UTC)Lestrade


 * In The Magic Mountain, Chapter IV, Mann devoted four pages to Castorp's admiration for his fellow student Pribislav Hippe. Castorp's obsession occurred between his thirteenth and fourteenth years of age. Mann's description correctly shows it to be a typical adolescent infatuation. Castorp's feelings progressed through this temporary pubescent phase as he matured. There was nothing erotic about Castorp's short fixation on Hippe. There was no pressure to feel himself categorized and classified for life as a result of his short, childish fascination.Lestrade (talk) 19:28, 5 February 2008 (UTC)Lestrade


 * There is homoeroticism in Mann's Magic Mountain.
 * The rest of your rants are off-topic. - SummerPhD (talk) 14:43, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

One man's rant is another man's discussion. Mann correctly described adolescent behavior that usually stops with maturity.Lestrade (talk) 23:24, 13 July 2010 (UTC)Lestrade
 * That is your POV. It is off topic here. - SummerPhD (talk) 02:02, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Politial reading of the text
The political reading of 'Mario and the Magician' is massively overstated in the article, especially seeing as it is widely discredited nowadays. I believe the article should be edited to at least offer the counterargument and possibly offer overall judgement thereof. --SaraFL (talk) 11:49, 9 June 2011 (UTC)