„Es gibt so viel Züge … so unendlich viel Züge …“

In Rudolf Alexander Boschwitz’ novel ‚The Traveller‘ (1939), Jewish businessman Silbermann is forced to make a series of train journeys through Nazi Germany after failed attempt escape across the border. Gradually, he begins realise that cannot persecution. However, while always in danger being exposed as Jewish, journey also offers him insights into National Socialist regime, e.g. how opportunism, indifference and direct persecution reinforce each other. When eventually arrested his incessant travels come an end, it becomes apparent much has internalised travelling final, inherently circular form freedom. The paper argues Silbermann's psychological category political one. protagonist’s paradoxical, aimless contribute reframing persona. Even mental state deteriorates increasingly delusional, emerges expression freedom repressive, violent, delusional world.