ABSTRACT

Arrogance is frequently accompanied by a fear of it. Most literary and personal narratives deal with arrogance either by acknowledging it or rejecting it. While the register of tragedy accepts it, the register of Christianity forbids it. As a result, narratives are born out of the tension between the flight to grandiosity and its inevitable crashing. Invisible shields of omnipotence promise an escape from unbearable helplessness. An arrogant posture helps preserve the brittle armor against omnipotence.