"Martin Eden" as a Nietzschean Hero: Idealism, Alienation, and Disillusionment

The article examamines life which is guided by Nietzschean theory ultimately ends in failure. The protagonist’s intellectual journey ends tragically in“Martin Eden”. His striving for greatness was initially driven by his pure love for his beloved. Entering the world of knowledge, he begins to think deeply and philosophically. As Martin’s worldview broadens, he realizes that representatives of the bourgeois class look down on ordinary people and act unjustly toward them.