For a sailor aboard a ship, as for the soldier in the battle or for the parishioner kneeling before a priest, the enormity of the insignificance itself was so obvious that the only comfort was imagined governed by men who possessed certainties instead of questions.
In the novel "Eva" by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, the characters grapple with the tension of their roles in life, whether at sea, in battle, or during spiritual reflection. Each individual faces the stark reality of their own limited significance against the vastness of existence. This realization can be daunting, leading to a search for solace in beliefs and ideologies offered by those in authority, who seem to hold unquestionable truths.
The narrator...
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