Who is Herman from The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings and what is their importance? 120_Days_of_Sodom English & Literature Herman | The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings

Herman is a successful accountant and Ernestine's beloved in the stories, Oxtiern and Ernestine. Herman is framed by Oxtiern and Madame Scholtz in the story. In the play version, Herman is freed..... he kills Oxtiern. In the story version, he is executed outside Oxtiern's window while Oxtiern is raping Ernestine.