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What does Kundera's "The Hitchhiking Game" teach us about identity?
At first, the hitch-hiking game is a lot of fun for both the young man and his girlfriend. The young man likes to play the part of the stranger picking up a sexually-available young woman by the...
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How does Milan Kundera treat the themes of fiction and reality in his story "The Hitchhiking Game"?
In “The Hitchhiking Game,” fiction in the form of a roleplaying game intended to add an element of fun to a couple’s roadtrip turns into a distortion of reality in which the male protagonist winds...
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What does your conscience (your sense of right and wrong) tell you about Nietzsche's ideas concerning exuberance and...
The morality of the tale is an issue in and of itself, but my conscience agrees somewhat with Nietzsche on the inherent cruelty of humanity. While some may find it difficult to call humans evil at...
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In Kundera's "The Hitchhiking Game," what points are being made about relationships and identity?
The main point Kundera is trying to make in "The Hitchhiking Game" is that the assumptions and ideals we have often get in the way of our ability to see people as the complex individuals they are....
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What are the benefits of "The Hitchhiking Game" for each participant? At what point is the game no longer fun? Why?
"The Hitchhiking Game" explores the idea of personas in relationships through the perspectives of a young couple simply referred to as "the girl" and "the young man." While both characters begin...
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How would the young man in "The Hitchhiking Game" write a letter to someone else about the incident that occurred...
First, it's important to determine the character of the young man before we begin our letter. Identifying the young man's temperament and personality-type will help us to stay as true to character...
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How does Kundera's The Hitchhiking Game reveal the power of the game on the two characters of the story?
The power of the game that the girl and the man in this story play proves to have a vastly different, but equally profound effect on both of them. For the young girl, the act of pretending to be a...