To Have and Have Not : Experiencing an Existential Problem
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Central Department of English Kirtipur, Kathmandu
Abstract
The present research foregrounds the study of existential struggle of the
characters in the economically depressed era of the 1930s. This research exposes
Harry Morgan's heroism and stoicism in the then collapsing world. The fragmented,
disharmonious and alien world caters frustration, anxiety and loneliness to people. To
fight against those evil forces, Harry Morgan chooses to go against the authority of
the society. He struggled against those who have the abounding amount of wealth
without labour. Like Harry Morgan, Richard Gordon's mission was to establish
socialism by awakening the common people. This research shows the struggle,
patience, tolerance and effort of an individual in a fragmented society.