The Embarrassment Of Living

Wilhelm's failed life in Seize the Day mirrors modern people's living predicaments.Like many modern people,Wilhelm must handle different family and social relations.No matter how hard he tries,he ends in failure.But he has to handle these relations again and again.By representing Wilhelm's failed life,the writer reveals the embarrassment of modern man's living.The thesis includes three parts: the introduction,the body and the conclusion.The introduction introduces Bellow's background,his quest of Jewish ethics,man's existential meaning,Seize the Day,its literature review both at home and abroad,and the argument of the thesis and its theoretical basis.The body consists of three parts.Chapter one analyzes Wilhelm's alienation,self-doubt and his pursuit of self-worth.Living in a money-worshipped chaotic world,loneliness,alienation and self-doubt make him seek his self-worth;Chapter two analyzes Wilhelm's failure in family relations and argues that the lack of mutual communication,understanding and trust contribute to his failure;Chapter three explores Wilhelm's sufferings in social life and holds that his social surroundings,social normality and living predicaments cause his embarrassment of living.The conclusion summarizes the main points of the thesis and highlights its argument,namely,Wilhelm,as a representative of modern people,has to make every effort to handle different family and social relations but no matter how hard he tries,he ends in failure,and his failed life mirrors the embarrassment of modern man's living.