A House without Walls: Is Literature Devoid of Values a Literary Possibility?

Abstract

The question has been asked: Is there such a thing as literature-adult or juvenile which does not advocate any value system? Is it possible to write something so objective, so nonjudgmental, so free of moral considerations as to be utterly detached from all conventional human beliefs? As a writer, I often wonder: If it were possible to write thusly, what could such literature possibly offer the reader? What relevance could it have for him, for life, for the world we live in? The answers, in my opinion, are an unequivocal "No" to the first question and `"Nothing" to the second.