Read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole—it’s a hilarious picturesque novel. It that tells the story of Ignatius J. Reilly, an eccentric and arrogant man who struggles to find his place in the world. While the novel does touch on Ignatius’s difficulties in finding and maintaining employment, it is about much more than just his career struggles.
The novel explores Ignatius’s misadventures and interactions with various characters in New Orleans as he struggles with his own inflated sense of self-importance, his disdain for modern society, and his inability to fit into the conventional workforce with humor. He really believes he’s above everyone else and that he deserves better than anyone while simultaneously being absurd.
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What Color is your parachute? Might be a good one.
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Read A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole—it’s a hilarious picturesque novel. It that tells the story of Ignatius J. Reilly, an eccentric and arrogant man who struggles to find his place in the world. While the novel does touch on Ignatius’s difficulties in finding and maintaining employment, it is about much more than just his career struggles.
The novel explores Ignatius’s misadventures and interactions with various characters in New Orleans as he struggles with his own inflated sense of self-importance, his disdain for modern society, and his inability to fit into the conventional workforce with humor. He really believes he’s above everyone else and that he deserves better than anyone while simultaneously being absurd.
What Color is your parachute? Might be a good one.