Gabriel Recordon’s Reviews > Nausea > Status Update

The protagonist explores the hurried and curious characters he encounters on the sidewalk: a father with his son, an embarrassed painter, and so on. This, (in my opinion), is Sartre trying to reflect the almost violent flow of the bourgeoisie in some streets, and how deserted some of the poorer ones are.

Despite the protagonist's antipathy, he's capable of laughing at absurd things, like a pesticide shop next to the most expensive church in France. This makes the character more realistic, less of a pathetic figure, and a truly flesh-and-blood man.

The protagonist believes he hasn't had any real adventures during his travels. Some experiences are slightly more noteworthy than others, but nothing extraordinary, according to him. This clearly illustrates the depression into which this man has sunk, as he doesn't consider any of his experiences abroad to be anything special.