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Meaning · SECF
Hamlet
Shakespeare's prince is defined by his inability to act without resolving the meaning questions his situation raises, making him the canonical literary figure for the Meaning orientation's paralysis when the search for purpose encounters irreducible uncertainty.
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Joseph K.
Kafka's protagonist in The Trial is defined by his attempt to understand the meaning of his accusation and trial in a system that systematically withholds that meaning, making him a Meaning-orientation figure in its most frustrated form.
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