Banalita zla podle Václava Havla
The Banality of Evil by Václav Havel

Summary/Abstract: The study looks at the analysis of the crowd phenomenon in the work of Václav Havel. It explores this phenomenon as a cultural-structural reality in an attempt to uncover it using the analytical tool of René Girard’s theory of culture. Girard’s theoretical starting points, which are crucial criticisms of the crowd, presuppose a methodological conversion of the reflecting subject. At the same time, they challenge any schematic distinction of authentic autonomous action, because they demarcate the mimetic nature of entire culture. As a result, they help to understand more deeply the structure of Havel’s absurd world, in which the myth produced by the system and power becomes an all-pervading authoritarian imperative. Furthermore, they give us a glimpse of the internal nature of the dynamics of the persecution mechanism that is prominently present in Havel’s plays, and outline the reasons why the designated enemy is held responsible for the chaos, disorder or disorder surrounding a period of crisis. Indeed, the main claimant of an innocent victim is the structure of the stereotypes of collective consciousness and unconsciousness in which we as individuals are mixed together. Last but not least, the study will look critically at the possibility of Havel distinguishing between living in truth and living in a lie.

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