Comparative Study of Existentialist European Literature

"Rooted in the fabric of social life, the novel cannot avoid making some criticism, even if only obliquely."
The Stranger and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich present the criticism of society by using a writing style called existentialism. The Stranger and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich show existentialism in different ways using imagery, conflict, and mood. Existentialism is a 20th century philosophical movement, based on personal responsibility for acts, absence in the judgment of right and wrong, and individual freedom of choice. There will be numerous accounts of existentialist writing, which will have similar thoughts with the main character. These books will use imagery and symbolism to demonstrate existentialism. The Stranger was written during WWII and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was written after WWII during Stalin's rule of the Soviet Union. …