Albek, Ida

Boie Hvid, Amanda

Kjæp Helness, Cecilia

Stoltze Freiesleben, Amanda

Svanborg, Mikkel

This project examines the way in which the Norwegian author Erlend Loe, uses literary devices to convey themes of existential and political character, namely those of irony, absurdism, naivism and satire. Though each enhances differing aspects of the storyline, these literary devices are often used composed together, and thus creating an established formula to the novel’s usage: to ease the reading of compound, substantial themes. The use of humour and light sentiments affects the reading to be nonmoralizing, though still through the filter of postmodern irony, creating a frivolous distance to the critical mindset. The use of these literary devices, especially in connection to intertextuality, additionally creates an ambiguity to the understanding of the novel, possibly excluding a segment of readers to understand the novel’s full potential. The theoretical and analytical insights will be connected in the course of this project, leading us to the conclusion that though the book contains subjects of purposelessness in life, it is still fun and worth living.This project examines the way in which the Norwegian author Erlend Loe, uses literary devices to convey themes of existential and political character, namely those of irony, absurdism, naivism and satire. Though each enhances differing aspects of the storyline, these literary devices are often used composed together, and thus creating an established formula to the novel’s usage: to ease the reading of compound, substantial themes. The use of humour and light sentiments affects the reading to be nonmoralizing, though still through the filter of postmodern irony, creating a frivolous distance to the critical mindset. The use of these literary devices, especially in connection to intertextuality, additionally creates an ambiguity to the understanding of the novel, possibly excluding a segment of readers to understand the novel’s full potential. The theoretical and analytical insights will be connected in the course of this project, leading us to the conclusion that though the book contains subjects of purposelessness in life, it is still fun and worth living

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