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The Question and Answer section for Diary of a Madman is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In context, irony can be found between the title and the main character because Aksenty diary reveals his descent into madness... the diary directly contradicts his initial claim of sanity.
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Aksenty Ivanovich couldn’t not believe it. What a fool he used to be to believe that he was just “a titular councillor.” He was really “lucky” that no one tried to shut him up “in an asylum.” Now everything is clear, and “as plain as...
The story exposes the effects of social structure and its limitations on the individual. Aksenty’s madness is representative of the effects such a rigid social structure has on people living in St. Petersburg. Though the lower classes do not...
