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The Box Man
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"The Box Man" Quotes

A man gives up his identity to live as a box man on the streets of Tokyo.

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The Box Man is one who has invested everything he has in the belief that the world is a mere tenement of the box.

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philosophyindividuality

The box man is a scientist of the external world.

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observationintrospection

The Box Man is an individual who has transcended the limitations of society.

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individualitysociety

The Box Man's withdrawal is the result of a gradual process of alienation.

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alienationisolation

I was struck by the incongruity of the box man giving me a lecture on the dangers of living in isolation.

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ironyisolation

The box man is an artist of the self.

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self-expressionindividuality

The box man’s box is his innermost being.

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introspectionidentity

The box man is a master of disguise, a nobleman in the land of the absurd.

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absurdityidentity

The box man's solitude is a radical form of self-expression.

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solitudeself-expression

The box man is a living enigma, a mystery to all but himself.

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enigmamystery