Bahnwärter Thiel

"Bahnwärter Thiel" is a novella written by Gerhart Hauptmann in 1887, and it is considered one of the remarkable works of Naturalism. The story revolves around Thiel, a quiet and reserved man who doesn't speak much. Despite his reserved nature, he enjoys spending time with the neighborhood children and is dedicated to his job as a railway gatekeeper. However, Thiel finds himself caught in an internal conflict when his wife Minna dies, and he remarries in order to secure the future of his son, Tobias. As tensions grow, Thiel tries to maintain his life as it was before, but he increasingly feels unable to do so. This novella explores Thiel's struggle to cope with loss and change, depicting the challenges he faces in trying to preserve the familiar path of his life.