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This is not a passive project. It’s revolutionary. Mailer’s brand of existentialism, infused with American grit and spirituality, aimed to shake readers into greater awareness. Hemingway did the same, albeit with a more stoic subtlety. | This is not a passive project. It’s revolutionary. Mailer’s brand of existentialism, infused with American grit and spirituality, aimed to shake readers into greater awareness. Hemingway did the same, albeit with a more stoic subtlety. | ||
== The Disturbing as Artistic Duty == | |||
Although critics often misunderstood Hemingway and Mailer’s obsession with death, their work was never about glorifying violence—it was about confronting reality. They rejected the comforts of illusion and asked readers to do the same. | Although critics often misunderstood Hemingway and Mailer’s obsession with death, their work was never about glorifying violence—it was about confronting reality. They rejected the comforts of illusion and asked readers to do the same. | ||