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December, 13th, 2008
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Kierkegaard's Narrative:

American Beauty

Alan Ball, directed by Sam Mendes

The significance of the protagonist's last choice in this movie is it represents his one selfless act of maturity and existential responsibility.


Protagonist: Lester Burnham
Aesthetic Preoccupation: Marijuana
Affairs: Fantasizes about seducing his daughter's nubile friend.
Repetition: Tries to recapture his lost youth.
Death: Lester (the protagonist)
Existential Humanist Act: Chooses to not seduce the young girl

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