Northrop Frye(U)derneath all the complexity of human life that uneasy stare at an alien nature is still haunting us, and the problem of surmounting it is still with us.
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The human condition is not simple. The human condition is complex. And, despite it being complicated, man has always sought to understand his place in the world. The problem of surmounting that initial uneasiness within oneself has never been solved.
Source: The Educated Imagination
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