“Wake up”
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Ethical Dilemmas in Iván Mándy’s World

Summary/Abstract: Iván Mándy is often characterized as an observer of unsolvable situations and hopeless human destinies. This paper attempts to demonstrate that Mándy wrote a series of short stories that conveyed a sharper message. In his more active world, the conflicts between the protagonists resulted in open, dramatic confrontations. Ethical dilemmas surrounded these often aggressive actions and finding an effective solution was urged by the confusing circumstances. Surviving, supporting a family, or keeping a job was at stake in these stories. Mándy primarily focused on young people, who were at the beginning of a long learning process of acquiring the skills to survive in a world where ethics and law contradict each other.

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