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St. Augustine The Human Condition

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The major theme, “The Human Condition”, focused on the difference between the body and the soul as well as their dualism, the soul being of three types: the nutritive soul, the sensitive soul, and the intellectual soul. Through the readings of St. Augustine’s The Confessions, Augustine leads the audience to the idea that we are all individuals, but there is something common in our human experience as he shares and examines the journey of his soul in order for the audience to reflect upon this and see in his story the journey of our own soul. One story told by Augustine is referred to as the Pear Tree. In this story, Augustine and a friend steal an unripe pear from a pear tree next door without the intent of consuming the fruit. The reason

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