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To the ReaderWritten as a preface to Baudelaire's Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil), "To the Reader" establishes a theme which is the danger and potential evil which can result from boredom. At the close of...
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To the ReaderAccording to Baudelaire, the worst sin is Ennui, or boredom. In “To the Reader” Baudelaire does not paint a happy portrait of human nature. We are all headed straight to Hell, and get closer and...
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To the ReaderIn “To the Reader” from Flowers of Evil, Baudelaire says that Ennui, or boredom, is the worst sin. Boredom is the worst sin because it is the father of other sins. In other words, when people are...