/lit/ - Literature

what's the intention of camus' the fall? Is it to make the reader sympathize with a detestable human? what are the philosophical question of the book?

what's the intention of camus' the fall? Is it to make the reader sympathize with a detestable human? what are the philosophical question of the book?

i read this, now what should i read?

OP here. I just finished The Fall. now this book actually has some substance and challenge for a reader. It felt slightly unfinished but, albeit as brief The Stranger, it actually presented concepts that felt leagues ahead of the basic freshman philosophy in The Stranger. The Stranger was practically entirely simple backstory with approximately 20 pages at the end of basic absurdist/existentialist philosophy. The musings of Clamence in The Fall at least presented more sophisticated style and substance. Meursault was slightly humorous but provided very basic commentary nonetheless.

>>17998549
not at all

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I don't get it. Some guy laughs at him and some chick jumps into a river so he commits career suicide? And at the end is he talking to me? Because im nothing like him...good read, i just need answers.

So is the takeaway here just that the guy's a dick?

Where's the existential "live as you please" I was promised?

Why will it always be too late, /lit/?

Pic related is one of the best existential novels ever written, but is overshadowed by "Muh sun in the eyes"

>>12987740
>INTJ
>The Fall

Pic absolutely related

thoughts?

what the fuck was this