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    Louis-Ferdinand D. Celine's "North" - Paranoia

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    4 pages in length. Louis-Ferdinand D. Celine, throughout the novel "North," seems to rely only on himself and not trust anyone. This independence, although precautionary, leads to a disillusioned world of paranoia as the novel progresses. He alienates himself, thus slipping further into the madness of his mind, a point clearly portrayed by the way he both describes and interacts with the chaotic surroundings. No additional sources cited.

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    world of paranoia as the novel progresses. He alienates himself, thus slipping further into the madness of his mind, a point clearly portrayed by the way he both describes  and interacts with the chaotic surroundings. The reader needs no more contact than the first few lines to gain an immediate understanding of how splintered and disillusioned Celine truly is  based solely upon the literary style he imposes. The choppy, truncated lines of fractured thoughts meet the reader head on and do not release their commanding grip until the  very last sentence. This ability to illustrate the extent to which Celine is already fraught with emotional anguish and growing paranoia is critical to setting the stage of his  imminent tumble further into unhealthy mental obsession. ". . .You come home with your wheelbarrow full of eyes, like the Romans. . .no more little gilt-rimmed programs!. . .the  real stuff, blood and entrails. . .no more of your rigged brawls. . .no! the Circus will put the theaters out of business. . .the forgotten fashion will come back.  . .all the rage!. . .three hundred years before Jesus! at last! at last! What a novel that will be! Ill start right in. . .evening dress required? hell no!  The vivisection of the wounded!. . .Thats it! so much art, centuries of so-called masterpieces, all for nothing! swindles! crimes!" (Celine 3).  Celines life-altering injuries suffered in World War I serve as the basis upon which his paranoia lives and grows; that his mind is incessantly plagued by unsettling noises of varying  pitch and intensity speaks to the unnerving reality he was forced to endure until his death. "Ive learned to get along with my ear noises....I listen to them become 

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