Heidi
Dr. Classen
The family doctor
Herr Sesemann's friend and doctor. He sees that Heidi is sick from homesickness, and he finds peace on the mountain himself.
Dr. Classen is the Sesemann family doctor and Herr Sesemann's trusted friend. He is kind and observant, and he understands Heidi at once. When he finds her sleepwalking, he does not scold her but gently asks what she was dreaming.
He is also grieving the loss of his own daughter, which makes him more sensitive to the pain of others. He is a thoughtful, honest man who speaks plainly and acts on what he sees.
“Sesemann, the child is wasting away from severe homesickness. Medicine cannot heal her.”
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Dr. Classen tells Herr Sesemann that Heidi is wasting away from homesickness and that medicine cannot cure her, so she must go home at once.
In autumn, he visits the Alm, and Heidi shows him the eagles, the flowers and the sunset. He tells Alm-Uncle that the mountain and Heidi have given him peace. He promises to send Clara in May and goes back to Frankfurt a changed man.
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