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December, 20th, 2004
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Kierkegaard's Narrative:

Graduate, The

Charles Webb

This work makes the subversive suggestion that Benjamin's proposal to Elaine is just another aimless, meaningless choice.

Protagonist: Benjamin Braddock
Aesthetic Preoccupation: Art was Mrs. Robinson's major in college
Affairs: With Mrs. Robinson
Repetition: Returns home after school, tries to revisit his relationship with Elaine
Death: N/A
Existential Humanist Act: Elaine's choice to follow Ben despite having just married another man.

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