Reading By the Open Sea | Alexandria
Read By the Open Sea by August Strindberg. Plotting revenge through hypnotic seduction, Strindberg's By the Open Sea dissects a bureaucrat's psychological unraveling as he weaponizes Darwin's theories against island locals. This savage exploration of power and evolutionary survival remains eerily relevant, revealing how "civilized" humans revert to primal instincts when threatened - challenging the myth that society breeds morality.