Uncover Your Literary Personality

The author questions the use of writing the book because he believes it is foolish to ask people for the reason behind their actions or writings.

The author believes the book is neither instructive, nor amusing, nor philosophical, nor agricultural, nor about the railways, stock exchange, intimate recesses of the human heart, dress in the Middle Ages, God or the Devil.

The author asks the reader whether they consider themselves as fools or madmen.

<p>The author thinks the book speaks of a madman, in other words, of the world itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author believes that the world is a great fool that has been turning around in space for so long.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author characterizes the reader as either a fool or a madman, and suggests that the reader's vanity would make them prefer the category of madmen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author expresses uncertainty about the purpose of writing the book and questions if it is instructive, amusing, Schemical, philosophical, agricultural, or elegiac.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author ponders why the reader chose to open the book and refers to the pages as 'miserable' and questions if the reader knows why they are engaging with the scribblings of a madman.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author suggests that the book speaks about a madman, which is a representation of the world itself, rather than traditional topics such as railways, stock exchange, human heart, dress in the Middle Ages, God, or the Devil.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author believes it is foolish to go asking people the reason for their actions or their writings.</p> Signup and view all the answers