Existential Windows

A new scholarly paper just published:

Opening an Existential Windown into Wuthering Heights, and the Metamorphosis

Sarah H. Lognion, McNeese State Universit

Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research Butler Journal, Vol 10, 2024

This paper explores the existential theme of authenticity in two literary works, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights and Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, through the lens of Albert Camus’s philosophy as presented in The Myth of Sisyphus. The analysis focuses on the characters’ struggles to carve out meaningful existences, the symbolism of closed-in structures and the absurd, and failed attempts at rationalization. Through a literary exploration, this paper aims to acknowledge existential dilemmas presented in Brontë’s and Kafka’s works and the importance of recognizing the absurdity of life.