Nausea
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: Editors’ Note
Chapter 2: Undated Pages
Chapter 3: Monday, 29 January, 1932
Chapter 4: Tuesday, 30 January
Chapter 5: Thursday morning in the library
Chapter 6: Thursday afternoon
Chapter 7: Friday
Chapter 8: 5.30
Chapter 9: Tuesday, 11.30
Chapter 10: 3.00 p.m.
Chapter 11: Friday, 3.00 p.m.
Chapter 12: Saturday noon
Chapter 13: Sunday
Chapter 14: Monday
Chapter 15: 7.00 p.m.
Chapter 16: 11.00 p.m.
Chapter 17: Shrove Tuesday
Chapter 18: Wednesday
Chapter 19: Thursday
Chapter 20: Friday
Chapter 21: Saturday morning
Chapter 22: Afternoon
Chapter 23: Monday
Chapter 24: Tuesday
Chapter 25: Wednesday
Chapter 26: 6.00 p.m.
Chapter 27: Night
Chapter 28: Friday
Chapter 29: Saturday
Chapter 30: Sunday
Chapter 31: Tuesday, in Bouville
Chapter 32: Wednesday: My last day in Bouville
Chapter 33: One hour later
Themes
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Existence vs. Essence
Time
Love and Sexuality
Art and Legacy
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Characters
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Antoine Roquentin
The Self-Taught Man
Anny
Monsieur Fasquelle
Lucie
Françoise
The Corsican Guard
Charles
Achille
Doctor Rogé
Symbols
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Crabs
Fog
Gardens
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: Editors’ Note
Chapter 2: Undated Pages
Chapter 3: Monday, 29 January, 1932
Chapter 4: Tuesday, 30 January
Chapter 5: Thursday morning in the library
Chapter 6: Thursday afternoon
Chapter 7: Friday
Chapter 8: 5.30
Chapter 9: Tuesday, 11.30
Chapter 10: 3.00 p.m.
Chapter 11: Friday, 3.00 p.m.
Chapter 12: Saturday noon
Chapter 13: Sunday
Chapter 14: Monday
Chapter 15: 7.00 p.m.
Chapter 16: 11.00 p.m.
Chapter 17: Shrove Tuesday
Chapter 18: Wednesday
Chapter 19: Thursday
Chapter 20: Friday
Chapter 21: Saturday morning
Chapter 22: Afternoon
Chapter 23: Monday
Chapter 24: Tuesday
Chapter 25: Wednesday
Chapter 26: 6.00 p.m.
Chapter 27: Night
Chapter 28: Friday
Chapter 29: Saturday
Chapter 30: Sunday
Chapter 31: Tuesday, in Bouville
Chapter 32: Wednesday: My last day in Bouville
Chapter 33: One hour later
Themes
All Themes
Existence vs. Essence
Time
Love and Sexuality
Art and Legacy
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Antoine Roquentin
The Self-Taught Man
Anny
Monsieur Fasquelle
Lucie
Françoise
The Corsican Guard
Charles
Achille
Doctor Rogé
Symbols
All Symbols
Crabs
Fog
Gardens
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Existence vs. Essence
Time
Love and Sexuality
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Roquentin
writes a one-line entry: “I must not be afraid.”
Roquentin’s fear of his own mind grows, but he’s still unwilling to process that fear.
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