The novel was written by the author to indicate the average person in society who tries to improve their situation by working and also someone noble who tries to help others but still is given the short end of the stick as they can never be truly successful. However, this triumph does not last long and as the book comes to a close, he signs on to the crew of a ship leaving the city. He experiences a major artistic and financial triumph when he sells a text to a newspaper, but despite this he finds writing increasingly difficult.
The unnamed character has no feelings towards 'society' and blames his fate on 'God' or a divine world order. Overwhelmed by hunger, he scrounges for meals. Essentially self-destructive, he falls into traps of his own making, and with a lack of food, warmth and basic comfort, his body turns slowly to ruin.
The unnamed character also has some chivalry, as he gives money and clothes to needy children and vagrants, not eating food given to him. The book mainly revolves around an unnamed vagrant who is very intellectual leanings and wanders around the streets of Norway's capital, Oslo, in pursuit of nourishment. Hunger is a novel written by Knut Hamsun in 1890. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. He was one of the pioneers in psychological literature and has been said to inspire authors such as Kafka and Thomas Mann. Hamsun has been called the Nordic Dostoevsky. If you are fascinated by existential literature focusing on the human mind, Hunger is a must-read. There is even some light humour, which makes it all more bearable. The protagonist doesn’t indulge in self-pity though, he keeps on going. I found the prose exceedingly powerful, with every word burning with anger, exasperation, despair, frustration. Hunger is written in the stream-of-consciousness style, whilst quite common today, was rather unusual back in 1890. What if I myself became dissolved into the dark, turned into it? The dark had captured my brain and gave me not an instant of peace. Actually, it would be remarkable, if it didn’t happen. I don’t know if Hamsun was pre-disposed for mental instability, but I can easily believe that living on the edge of survival may drive the dark forces within to the surface and cause strange thoughts and ideas to enter the mind. At the same time, this dark, existential tale is utterly fascinating.
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