![]() ![]() ![]() Sartre’s phrase means that any essence or meaning is applied to things after they exist their essence does not exist before them, nor inherently in them. Yet he can’t find any inherent meaning in these things, and though it is never used in the novel, Sartre’s famous phrase, “existence precedes essence,” may help us understand Antoine's predicament. His nausea is often centered around certain objects in the world, all of which make him recognize that he himself is an existent thing. Slowly Antoine analyzes what he calls “The Nausea” more and more deeply, and he begins to understand that it is linked to his realization that he is submerged in an absurd existence. The theme is developed as early as the first few pages, when Antoine describes experiencing something that is like an illness. Nausea’s most prominent theme is, unsurprisingly, the titular experience of nausea. ![]()
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