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Revision 6 . . September 27, 2001 8:07 pm by Bignose [hyperlink -- I assume "anti-life" and "nihilism" are the same, please correct if not]
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As the novel progresses, the moral philosophy of the Looters? is revealed: it is a code of anti-life. The goal of this code is to not exist, to become a zero. Taggart struggles to remain unaware that this is his goal. He maintains his pretence that he wants to live, and becomes horrified whenever his mind starts to grasp the truth about himself. This contradiction leads to the recurring absurdity of his life: the desire to destroy those on whom his life depends, and the horror that he will succeed at this.

As the novel progresses, the moral philosophy of the Looters? is revealed: it is a code of anti-life. The goal of this code is to not exist, to become a zero. Taggart struggles to remain unaware that this is his goal. He maintains his pretence that he wants to live, and becomes horrified whenever his mind starts to grasp the truth about himself. This contradiction leads to the recurring absurdity of his life: the desire to destroy those on whom his life depends, and the horror that he will succeed at this.

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