Editing Demian (section)

== Plot summary ==
Emil Sinclair is a young boy raised in a [[middle class]] home, amidst what is described as a ''Scheinwelt'', a composite word meaning "world of illusion," so his entire existence can be summarised as a struggle between two worlds: the show world of illusion (related to the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] concept of [[Maya (religion)|maya]]) and the real world, the world of spiritual truth (see [[Allegory of the cave|Plato's cave]] and [[Mind–body dualism|dualism]]). Accompanied and prompted by his mysterious classmate and friend 'Max Demian', he detaches from and revolts against the superficial ideals of the world of appearances and eventually awakens into a realization of [[self]].  The novel's eight chapters are these:

# Two Realms
# Cain
# Among Thieves
# Beatrice
# "The Bird Fights Its Way Out of the Egg"
# Jacob Wrestling
# Eva
# The End Begins