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Sex
For many people, sex is one of the most beautiful ways that two people can express their love for each other. But for Antoine Roquentin in Nausea sex can be a completely loveless—and often violent—thing.
At its best, he thinks, sex is simply a way of distracting ourselves from the realization that human life is totally absurd. We come to realize this in moments of loneliness or boredom, and sex is a way of shooing away both of these feelings. But like raccoons on your back porch, those feelings always come back… and rifle through your garbage.
In Nausea, Sartre shows us that there is no comfort to be taken in the idea of sex. People spend their wholes lives thinking about sex, but it can never create happiness the way people think it should.
Antoine Roquentin tries to act like he doesn't care about sex. But the truth is that he really loves his ex Anny and would totally be happy if he were able to get her back.
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