Revolt, Passion, Freedom: A Collection of Short Stories Exploring Absurdism

Abstract

In the face of a rapidly changing and turbulent world, many people around the world are beginning to turn away from established orthodoxies of thought. In doing so, they may feel lost in the world, as all previous ideas of meaning to life may lose their allure. This paper explores the ideas of the absurdism movement and aims to familiarize readers with absurdism. To do so, the philosophy is explained in the preface before being explored in a collection of three fictional short stories that each focus on a facet of absurdism (revolt, passion, and freedom), and explores the ubiquity of its themes through different settings and times. The format of short stories was chosen due to its ability to connect readers with the characters and ideas presented within, making it a powerful tool to convey these messages of absurdism.