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Le crime comme fantasme et comme un moyen d'échapper à la situation de dépendance : autour de "L'Invitée" beauvoirienne
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BeauvoirexistentialismtrioconsciencelibertyOthercrimelovedescription
The novel L’Invitee by Simone de Beauvoir deals with the age-old problem of the presence of the Other in the life of a free man. On the existential level, the book shows the contradiction between the human desire to be independent and the need to be loved. It also shows a morał (metaphysical) dilemma, relating to coexistence of the different types of awareness characteristic of Parisian artists and the world of the bourgeoisie. The confrontation with another man ends in inevitablc failure and the risk of committing the symbolic act of murder, arising out of jealousy, the inability to fully subjugate the other person, or possibly due to philosophical reasons. This conflict provides a backdrop to the atmospherc of the epoch, in which the intelligentsia of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, forced to abandon its professed ideals in favour o f plunging into the brutal reality, faces up to challenges and engages in current events.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 |