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In this final volume, Spielhagen continues to explore the impact of industrialization and social change on the lives of his characters. The storm, a central metaphor in the novel, represents both literal and figurative turmoil, as the characters confront the full force of the societal and personal upheavals that have been building.Volume III delves deeper into the fates of the main characters, examining how they cope with and adapt to the sweeping changes around them. Relationships are tested, moral dilemmas intensify, and the true nature of progress and its cost becomes more evident. The resolution of the story provides a nuanced commentary on the resilience of the human spirit and the inevitability of change.