The absurd and the caged self: a comparative study on “A Hunger Artist” and The Plague
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2022.
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10361-164212023-01-24T06:51:38Z The absurd and the caged self: a comparative study on “A Hunger Artist” and The Plague Farjana, Tahsin Saba, Anika Department of English and Humanities, Brac University A hunger artist The Plague Philosophy of absurdism This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2022. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-42). This paper explores Franz Kafka’s short story “A Hunger Artist” and Albert Camus’ novel The Plague to do a comparison of the texts in the light of absurdism. This thesis is centred around the notion of constitution of the self, constructed meaning and the inescapability of the futility of existence. The aim of this thesis is to connect constructed meaning, essence and identity by analysing Kafka’s “A Hunger Artist” and Camus’ The Plague. By discussing Albert Camus’ philosophy of absurdism from the book The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, And Jean Paul Sartre’s notion on the ego, essence and consciousness, this paper looks into how the constructed self with a sense of essence; or a purpose, creates a directive life, and how this defined sense of self confines man within the loop of futile struggle. By further analysing the characters of the texts “A Hunger Artist” and The Plague, this paper reached into the conclusion that the humane urge to solidify the sense of self is inevitable. The urge to construct the self that is attached with an essence, and to hold onto the delusion of the constructed meanings is inherent to humankind, even after confronting the futility and the meaninglessness of existence. Tahsin Farjana B.A. in English 2022-03-08T06:31:29Z 2022-03-08T06:31:29Z 2022 2022-01 Thesis ID 18303032 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16421 en Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 42 pages application/pdf Brac University |
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