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Books where the protagonist is an empty shell?

>> No.22397820

>>22397494
my diary desu

>> No.22397822

>>22397494
yup

>> No.22397869

>>22397494
American Psycho is about this as a heroic achievement.

>> No.22397892

>>22397494
Third policeman?

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Call of the Crocodile. See pic

>> No.22398058

>Babbit (can't be bothered, some communist faggot)
>Nausea Sartre, Stranger Camus
>The Man Without Qualities, Musil
>American Psycho, Ellis

>> No.22399211

>>22397494
the stranger

>> No.22399216

You mean an empty shell that you can fill with your own personality to make it feel like you're the protagonist of the book? I think it's a very boring and lazy way to write a protagonist.

>> No.22399221

>>22397494
All Men Are Mortal by de Beauvoir if you want to see the descent in being an empty shell
Blindsight by Watts if you like sci-fi and want to question whether the normies have fooled themselves into thinking they aren't empty shells

>> No.22399223

>>22397494
Twilight

>> No.22399225

>>22399211
the stranger.

>> No.22399251

>>22399223
Unironically yeah. Considering Bella's sacrificing herself to be Edward's worldly lover. Edward said so many times to Bella to remain human so that she can go to heaven but Bella's soulessness just choose emptiness

>> No.22399254

>>22397494
Concept of the Corporation

>> No.22400088

Taxi Driver