Who is Joachim Von Pasenow from The Sleepwalkers and what is their importance? The_Sleepwalkers English & Literature Joachim Von Pasenow | The Sleepwalkers

Helmuth Von Pasenow is Joachim's younger brother who stays at the family home when Joachim goes into the military. Helmuth runs the estate, and is considered a huntsman. He never married. He and his brother were close, but when Joachim leaves home, they drift apart. When Helmuth is killed in duel, Joachim discovers Helmuth has left him a long and touching letter, wishing him happiness, warning him against getting railroaded into running the estate, and poignantly hoping that Joachim does not find the world as lonely as it has been to him.