Who is Eduard von Bertrand from The Sleepwalkers and what is their importance? The_Sleepwalkers English & Literature Eduard von Bertrand | The Sleepwalkers

Eduard von Bertrand is a young man who knows his own mind. He was scheduled to be a military man by his family, but rejected that and went into trade and business, making a lot of money and a good name for himself as a cotton importer. He is at ease with himself, and likes life. Bertrand falls in love with Elisabeth because she reminds him of a beautiful boy. He and Elisabeth can never be married, and in Part Two of the novel, it is revealed that Bertrand is a homosexual. As he grows older, he is fabulously wealthy, but spends his time lonely and having endless relationships with male prostitutes. Soon after Esch clumsily confronts him, Bertrand shoots himself dead.