Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2024, 7(4); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070427.
Cheng Zhiying1, Zeng Ruiyun2
1College of Foreign Studies, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541000, China
2College of Foreign Studies, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541000, China
The Sea, The Sea written by Iris Murdoch is a mix of journal and memoir, unfolding from the view of the protagonist Charles. By analyzing The Sea, The Sea through close reading, this paper illustrates how Murdoch implicitly expresses her disagreement with the concept of the ubermensch. This thesis argues that the essence of Charles’s life is to find the meaning of life, in which he makes different attempts to transition from an ubermensch life in pursuit of power and control to an ordinary life. And the ending uncovers that ubermensch will not lead to a meaningful life. Moreover, Charles’ abandonment of ubermensch life reflect Murdoch’s thoughts about the limitations of Nietzsche’s ubermensch philosophy and its infeasibility in modern society.
Iris Murdoch; The Sea, The Sea; ubermensch
Cheng Zhiying, Zeng Ruiyun. An Analysis of The Sea, The Sea from Nietzsche’s Philosophy of Ubermensch. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 4: 170-174. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070427.
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