one no one and one hundred thousand by luigi pirandello

In this way, he becomes a 'character', a mask. The individual forced to live within the 'form', is not a 'persona' that follows his own wishes or it's whole, consistent and aligned with his true will but he acts the role that society or his moral requires. Following the theory of alienation, Pirandello made the definition of persona vs character. It can be interpreted like the conscious and unconscious yet for Pirandello is more relevant to social placement and role.

The V ita (Life) is the underlying stream that constantly flows and ferment underneath the forma. The forma (form) is the self-deceptions that we create in order to make sense out of life. His first novel that was successful was published in 1904, Il Fu Mattia Pascal (The Late Mattia Pascal), about a man estranged from life and seceded from society. Pirandello is world-famous for his works and analysis between outer reality and identity, focusing on personality traits and the identity crisis facing the walls of society. The author Luigi Pirandello was an Italian prominent writer, poet, and playwright that received a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1934 for his psychological themes and innovative narrative in theatre and novels. This political and social context changed the role and the perspective of many intellectuals, artists, literates and it was the time where it germinated the theory of alienation. Consequently, there was a progressive subordination to the market laws, where individuality disappears as it grows an automatism of life. During the 19th century when Pirandello was active, in Europe there were increasing new life rhythms subsequent to the industrial revolution and the productive subdivision of time.

One no one and one hundred thousand by luigi pirandello