The Gadfly
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Main Ideas
- The struggle for personal freedom and independence
- Criticism of the Catholic Church and condemnation of its role in politics
- Idealization of revolutionary struggle
- The contrast between personal convictions and conventional morality
- Reflections on betrayal, idealism, and sacrifice
- The search for truth and meaning in life through service to the public cause
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 8 July 2024
———The Gadfly
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Genre: Classical literature