Tropic of Cancer

Main Ideas

• Exploration of human freedom and individuality through autobiographical elements.
• Critique of bourgeois society and its values, including materialism and hypocrisy.
• Existential reflections on the meaning of life, suffering, and the search for authentic existence.
• Open discussion of sexuality and physicality, which was revolutionary for its time.
• Use of stream of consciousness and fragmented style to convey the protagonist's inner world.
• Paris as a symbol of freedom and creativity, contrasting with the oppressive atmosphere of America.