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Date Posted: 23:52:22 04/20/08 Sun
Author: Joel Gehrke
Subject: Re: Jean- Baptiste's "friend"
In reply to: e.brunko 's message, "Jean- Baptiste's "friend"" on 20:13:13 04/20/08 Sun

As far as I could tell, Camus never indicates who this friend is. I think there's a plausible - though likely wrong - argument to be made that JBC is talking to himself.

Like on page 14: JBC makes a reference to Dante, then says "Ah you know that. By heaven you become harder to classify."

Jean-Baptiste's dream about hell is a place where everyone is classified. JBC himself is a very proud man, and he uses with this Dante reference and a few other statements, he seems to attempt to suck this figure into the sin of pride through confession of his own.

Wouldn't it fit with his whole M.O. if JBC was here accusing himself to himself, as part of the process which prevents other people from judging him?

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  • Re: Jean- Baptiste's "friend" -- keder, 23:16:16 04/22/08 Tue
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