I'm swedish, and bad in English,but I've red A Burnt-Out Case several times, and also what Norman Sherry and Michael Shelden had to say about the author, and of course, Yvonne Cloetta. In the light of thousands of burnt-out cases in my home country, I really would like to discuss how anger and hate, not to mention disgust, can put a lid on the insigts of ones own despair and self-pity, as in a non sexual masochism, in which there would be no pleasure at all.
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A Burnt-Out Case Study Guide & Essays
The title, A Burnt-Out Case, refers to a condition identified by Doctor Colin in the novel: some lepers develop severe psychological numbness as a result of their disease. Even after they are cured and cease to feel the pain of their condition, these "burnt-out cases" fail to re-enter society. They…
A Burnt-Out Case study guide contains a biography of author Graham Greene, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
- Short Summary
- About A Burnt-Out Case
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Part One
- Summary and Analysis of Part Two
- Summary and Analysis of Part Three
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is greene arguing against religion in the novel?
