Konradin von Hohenfels’s Moral Journey

Reunion

Konradin moves from reserved aristocratic schoolboy to a friend constrained by family prejudice, then embraces Hitler before his reported execution for resisting him.

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Bearing strength in each event

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The Reserved Count The Reserved Count from "Reunion". The Reserved Count An imposing arrival Konradin’s bearing and family name make him an object of fascination at school.

The Reserved Count from "Reunion". The Reserved Count An imposing arrival Konradin’s bearing and family name make him an object of fascination at school.

The Reserved Count An imposing arrival Konradin’s bearing and family name make him an object of fascination at school. Solitude beneath status He avoids both the aristocratic boys and the literary clique. His apparent self-sufficiency conceals a need for genuine companionship.

The Trusted Friend The Trusted Friend from "Reunion". The Trusted Friend A private bond Konradin responds to Hans’s approach and becomes his closest companion.

The Trusted Friend from "Reunion". The Trusted Friend A private bond Konradin responds to Hans’s approach and becomes his closest companion.

The Trusted Friend A private bond Konradin responds to Hans’s approach and becomes his closest companion. Shared intellectual life Their conversations and travels reveal a thoughtful boy capable of curiosity, tenderness, and disagreement.

The Hidden Family Conflict The Hidden Family Conflict from "Reunion". The Hidden Family Conflict A mother’s hostility Konradin explains that his mother hates Jews and disapproves of his friendship with Hans.

The Hidden Family Conflict from "Reunion". The Hidden Family Conflict A mother’s hostility Konradin explains that his mother hates Jews and disapproves of his friendship with Hans.

The Hidden Family Conflict A mother’s hostility Konradin explains that his mother hates Jews and disapproves of his friendship with Hans. A divided loyalty He has defended the friendship privately but concealed Hans from his family. His courage is real yet limited by fear and inherited status.

The Political Choice The Political Choice from "Reunion". The Political Choice Support for Hitler Konradin writes that he believes Hitler can restore Germany and expects Jews to be judged as desirable or undesirable.

The Political Choice from "Reunion". The Political Choice Support for Hitler Konradin writes that he believes Hitler can restore Germany and expects Jews to be judged as desirable or undesirable.

The Political Choice Support for Hitler Konradin writes that he believes Hitler can restore Germany and expects Jews to be judged as desirable or undesirable. Friendship compromised He expresses sorrow at losing Hans while accepting a political order that excludes him. His letter records a moral failure as well as affection.

Execution Revealed Execution Revealed from "Reunion". Execution Revealed The final entry Hans learns that Konradin was implicated in a plot to kill Hitler and was executed.

Execution Revealed from "Reunion". Execution Revealed The final entry Hans learns that Konradin was implicated in a plot to kill Hitler and was executed.

Execution Revealed The final entry Hans learns that Konradin was implicated in a plot to kill Hitler and was executed. A complicated legacy The late revelation shows that Konradin’s final political position differed from his youthful endorsement, though Hans never receives the story behind that change.

February 1932, on Konradin’s first day at school

March 1932, after his first walk with Hans

Spring 1932, after Hans questions the opera slight

Two days before Hans’s departure for America

Decades after the war, when Hans reads the memorial list