fruitless. Post WWII A threat of total annihilation. General feeling of fear, reflected in literature. America began to have more and more influence; consumerism and mass culture. Many former values substituted by material values. A sense of doom and pessimism. Existentialism from ex-‐sistere, which means ‘to stand out’ in Latin. It contrasts existence with being (which is sometimes referred to as da sein). Existentialist novels are philosophical; two of the main authors of the period in English literature were William Golding (1911-‐93) and Iris Murdoch (1919-‐99).
The tragedy of existence. The total loneliness of man moving about the illarranged world that cannot be understoor. No god no principles. Man has to be his own legislator. Romantic hero.-cast out of society, does not accept it. Existentsialist-born lonely. Loneliness, impossibility of communication even in most intimate moments. Tragedy of lovers, friends. Murdoch: we cast a verbal net over the other. We all speak a different language. Antonioni ,,eclipse". Ex-sistere: existence vs being (da sein). Jaspers: we're thrown into the world without being asked. Mud, no purpose-nausea(sartre). Angst-fear, despair, anxiety, realisation of purposelessness. To exist=to stand out from the 'mud'. To live with the full awareness of oneself. Ability to take responsibility for one's action. 11. William Golding's view of human nature. Darkness Visible. Lord of the Flies. A parable of man outside civilization. William Golding's view of human nature
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