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"The Lost Steps" by Alejo Carpentier
Summary: It is a basic summary and minor analysis of the work "The Lost Steps" by Alejo Carpentier, which takes place in South America.
The Lost Steps, a novel by a Cuban born author, Alejo Carpentier, tells the story of a man departing what he holds to be an unworthy and empty existence in New York City where he works as a composer. In the novel, the narrator leads a life by day constrained to society and by night, a life encompassed by excessive vices such as his sexual endeavors and explicit drinking. The narrator of the story goes on a journey, deep into a glorious forest, untouched by the civilization he associates himself with: 8 hour work days, nights spent wallowing into the bottom of alcoholic bottles- never-ending cycle. He must go into the jungle not only for escape but for his own type of business- his search for self worth and self meaning. Is his existence limited to nightly flings with his mistress and by day hastily working on musical composure...
This section contains 695 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |