person
Helene
The young woman engaged to Hermann Holzer and silently loved by Ernst Bang; the unseen centre of 'The Lover,' whom Bang fears the robust Holzer will crush.
Reading notes
- The Last Ones §80 Helene
Holzer's fiancée and the unseen centre of the story; Bang's love for her drives his warning.
- Early Poems §85 Helene
A childhood companion who reads aloud to the boy on a Sunday; she recurs in the poet's early Prague memories.