Vincent the Immortal and life without death

Abstract

The study focuses on Vincent, the protagonist of the novel Vincent the Immortal written by Bogdan Suceavă. Vincent goes through a painful process of self-estrangement after choosing to benefit from the advantages offered by
technology, joining the Spring After Winter program. Vincent has cancer and is terminally ill and that is why he agrees to transfer his intellect to an electronic module. Vincent’s transformation is presented using different narrative techniques. Although life outside the body seems easy and beautiful, looking like an endless vacation, Vincent realizes that he misses other things and he understands that there is nothing important beyond life. Vincent goes through a separation from his own self, becoming a lonely entity. As a virtual entity, he is capable of hurting other people because he is no longer hampered by conscience or hindered by law. The drama of  Vincent’s dehumanization has many philosophical and religious implications.