Near the end of the novel, where Paul is in his mid-twenties, he looks back on his transformation from a spoiled, self-indulged adolescent, to a more compassionate and more knowledgeable adult. He realizes, through his own suffering and Keller's influence, that his talents are not good enough to earn him a career as a concert pianist. Paul's personality changes throughout the text. Thanks to what Herr Keller taught him, not only about music but ones self.

At the start Paul is corrupted by pride and the idea that he is great, almost perfect even. This self-satisfaction does wonders to boost his ego, as he predicts instant fame and fortune will come to him. When he first meets Keller, he acts

Keller teaches this to Paul, who learns that life is not simple, but complicated. After all, even though some of the greatest composers in the world were Germans, they also committed some of the worst crimes against humanity, and he learns to accept that such paradoxes exist in life. One of the things Paul seems to learn from Keller in the end is that there is tragedy, but there is also cause for celebration. Although the journey to self-knowledge is far more complicated than that, it shows us a definite link between suffering and maturity, and that we can overcome our youthful mistakes and arrogance by reflecting back on our experiences.

In Paul's eyes, Keller probably insulted him more than he did inspire, so he uses him as a scapegoat for all his problems. But he does learn from him in the long run, perhaps in a more subconscious way. Keller taught him 'life lessons', which was derived from his own life, plagued with suffering. Paul becomes fascinated with his past, and later discovers through

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)