LITTRANS 274 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Existentialism, August Strindberg, Existential Crisis
30 Oct 2014
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Faster way is to find main character in existentialism: pelegrina: obvious, dwarf does not undergo existential crisis. Two possibilities: dwarf is meant to propel reader into existential crisis. But i"ll accept that and i"m responsible for my choices: discuss book as western civilization in existential crisis. We can do many amazing things, but then we kill each other. No, you can chain the dwarf in the basement and not choose war and destruction. Story told by the all knowing character. Augustus is the narrator, other than when agnese and prince nino talk. Mistaken identity from augustus: carlotta: male or female. Gives us clues, fills in life as a mosaic. Dark hero: always male, faust, don giovanni, lucifer. Marked by destiny scar from fire. Refuses society claims upon her moving from identity to identity is different from what society normally claims of its citizens.
