THE THEOLOGICAL CONCEPTS OF SIN AND FREEDOM IN MODERN LITERATURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY (J. JOYCE, A. CAMUS, F. KAFKA)

Abstract

The paper reverberates to eternal sin and its transmission in modern literature. In modern literature sin becomes the reference point on which absurd and existential literature rise. From being theological problem sin turns to philosophical problem. The hero of modernism announces that he is not afraid of being alone or forever mistaken, but during his confession he concentrates on superiority of sin. With the help of Joyce’s, Camus and Kafka’s characters we shall try to define the essence of sin.