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Man versus Self
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What Does Man vs. Self Mean?
Literary Itinerary
Biography Snapshot
- Lived from 1899 to 1961
- American short-story writer and novelist
- Won the Nobel Prize in 1954
- During World War II he served in the Red Cross and the the Italian Army
Man Versus Self:
A Connection in Theme Amongst Four Stories from Around the World
Soldier's Home by Ernest Hemingway
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"is that all?"
"Krebs felt sick and vaguely nauseated."
"No."
"At first Krebs, who had been at Belleau Wood, Soissons, the Champagne, St. Mihiel and in the Argonne did not want to talk about the war at all." (615)
"Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration, and when he met another man who had really been a soldier and they talked a few minutes in the dressing room at a dance he fell into the easy pose of the old soldier among other soldiers: that he had been badly, sickeningly frightened all the time. In this way he lost everything." (615)
Man vs. Self Evidence
Definition:
A character must overcome his own natures or make a choice between two or more paths - good and evil; logic and emotion.
- Lived from 1857 to 1924
- English short-story writer and novelist, and is recognized as on of the leading modernists.
- Born in the Ukraine, which was controlled by Russia at the time.
- Learned English at the age of 21 and had an interest in psychology and anthropology.
- Admired Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
Biography Snapshot
"The Outpost of Progress" by Joseph Conrad
By: David Berndt
"Carlier, an ex-noncommissioned officer of cavalry in an army guaranteed from harm by several European powers."
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"Kayerts had been in the Administration of Telegraphs, and knew how to express himself correctly"
Man vs. Self Evidence
Soldier's Home
Ernest Hemingway
An Outpost of Progress
Joseph Conrad
The Story from Rosendo Juarez
Jorge Luis Borges
The Guest
Albert Camus
Biography Snapshot
- Lived from 1899 to 1986.
- An Argentine author, and is considered to be the most influential Latin American writer of the twentieth century.
- Described himself as a frail, lonely child whose best friend and teacher was his father's English library.
- His world view - the absurd nature of human life in an absurd universe
"The Story from Rosendo Juarez" by Jorge Luis Borges
02:07:00 to 02:09:30
Flight Club Scene
Man vs Self Evidence
Examples:
Addiction and Personal Philosophy
- Lived from 1913 to 1960.
- Born in Algeria.
- French author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957.
- Was an editor for "Combat" during WWII.
- Believed in "Absurdism".
Biography Snapshot
"The Guest" by Albert Camus
"There are dates, bread, and sugar. You can hold out for two days. Here are a thousand francs too."
THE
END
"Then I'll wait for the declaration of war!"
"That's not my job"