Der Sandmann / The Sandman: Deutsch Englisch

Ironisch, dass Chatgpt mir dieses Buch als die erste aufgezeichnete Geschichte über “Automaten” vorgestellt hat...At first, I disliked the story; mixing supernatural and trauma and technology together. The text structure was confusing, and the English translation didn't help much, so, I read reviews and essays to see if I quite comprehended the story. This article was very helpful.Before I could write down what I thought, I had to sleep on it. (And no, I didn't think of any sandman at my bed before going to sleep. I was mentally exhausted.)I'm not over this. I don't think I ever will. It scared the shit out of me. Luckily, I didn't know this story as a kid. I would have definitely ended up like Nathanael!UGH I am sick of incestuous relationships! Nathanael and Clara were raised in the same house and then engaged... Will this ever end?!If we ignore that part, although some reviews say that Clara represents “logic”, to me, in 2024, she does not. She thinks Nathanael's fears will go away if he tries to forget them and never talks about them. I don't think she's a good partner. On the other hand, we see how happy Nathanael is when Olimpia does not talk and does not disagree with him!!! Nathanael is not a good partner either! Everyone wants to be the conversation hog!What I concluded is:The sandman is real. He owns the eyes of children and their dreams at night. He's probably greedy. So, he works with the professor to gain access to adults' eyes through lenses he sells in broad daylight!!! If he owns all people's eyes, he owns their reality!!! People like Nathanael with unresolved trauma just fit the profile of a good victim. The sandman handpicked Nathanael because he knew that Nathanael can't think right; Nathanael's apartment went on fire and then his new apartment and new room view was exactly Olimpia's room!! raising browsOthers don't buy Coppelius' lenses aka perspectives (very wise choice of word!), and so, they are not deceived by Olimpia. More importantly, after the professor is exposed, people start to test each other, to see if their companions are real! This paragraph hit me right in the face! People get paranoid!People like Mark Zuckerberg are the sandman(/men!) of our time! But do you think we, who have not bought Meta Quest, are safe?! Media is another tool that the sandman uses! They choose what we see. They have us. Our fears only escalate with time!Hoffmann never explained what is real and what is not, letting us all ruminate about it even after 200 years. Well, I chose to believe he was real.ANDMary Shelley's Frankenstein and Hoffmann's Der Sandmann were written in the same period!!!!!!!!!????!!!???!I wanna know soooo baddddddd what they thought of each other's stories! cry in vainShould I mention that Hoffmann published [b:Nutcracker 774449 Nutcracker E.T.A. Hoffmann https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1387711623l/774449.SX50.jpg 2221897] in the same year as the sandman??? I just did. You're welcome.