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Zorba the GreekThe major theme throughout Zorba the Greek is the exploration of the existentialist predicament. Existentialism is a philosophical school of thought that believes that there is no order or meaning...
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Zorba the GreekPerhaps one of the most famous uses of imagery in Zorba the Greek is the butterfly sequence in chapter 10. In this scene, the narrator finds a butterfly hatching from its cocoon. In his excitement...
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Zorba the GreekThe narrator is a young English writer (Basil) who has acquired the Greek mining enterprise from a distance. He brings with him an naïve enterprising spirit built on “gentleman’s agreement”...