Describe symbolism in Hermann Hesse, Pilgrim of Crisis: A Biography by Ralph Freedman

In Chapter Ten, we learn that Hesse, wanting to hold true to his values and maintain his German audience, decided against making public statements. His The Glass Bead Game became representative of the situation in Germany, and his writings began to reflect the stability he thought he had in his own life. The Glass Bead Game represented a system that replaced the crumbling system in Germany where music and math were central. A series of mathematically-related symbols represent the psyche.