Hope, for example, only hides the absurd in promises of a better future. and its negation This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. The absurd functions as an artistic placeholder and enables authors to elide concern surrounding ethics or accuracy. // page settings // 5 beliefs expressed in "where I lived and what I've lived for". In Kafka's diaries and letter, he considered Gregor Samsa's alienated fate in . Therefore, the attribution of other human characteristics to the gods, such as human faults, is also false. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. In the first lines of 'Constantly Risking Absurdity' the speaker, who is very likely Ferlinghetti himself, begins by referring to an unknown "he" who is performing above the "heads / of his audience". LitCharts Teacher Editions. "@Corey_Yanofsky @StaerkChristian There is no best practice for variable selection; all proposed methods have a low probability of finding the truth. 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