"In the face of a complicated world my ideas of damnation are confused; is it really necessary to elaborate a system and put it into practice? Or would it not be better to acknowledge one's lack of a system?"
Would it be better to try to make sense of what is unexplainable, or should it be left such?
Damnation: what is happening to Levi in Aushwitz
System
Either die whilst trying to survive or die with the acceptance of such.
Washing
Camp
Survival
he discovers its much worse than what he expected - going past limits of rationality
The challenge of men to survive despite the chance of death.
Acceptance
of death
recognition of a situation
There is no correct answer
Idea of depression
the world is absurd
parallel world
alienation
the absurd takes over
He is a chemist, used to everything having a logical scientific explanation
Here he doesn't understand
Even Dante's hell is logical
Because he is in the absurd, would it be correct to implement a system which fits for the normal world?
that he won't be able to understand
the challenge of men to adapt
e.g. why continue washing if it doesn't serve purpose in this new absurd world?
playing at different rules
survive against dihuminization
fight for survival and existence of humanity
idea of an aquarium
challenge of holding on to one's culture
Evil
Nazi