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Chapter 27: Night
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Nausea, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Existence vs. Essence
Time
Love and Sexuality
Art and Legacy
Summary
Analysis
While waiting for his train to Paris at the Rendezvous des Cheminots, Roquentin listens to music from the gramophone and feels a sense of adventure.
Roquentin receives a sense of adventure from the feeling of doing something. He’s on the precipice of a change, which is invigorating after his months of stagnation in Bouville.
Themes
