Houellebecq Atomised: Michel's Inhumanity (Video 4)

This video covers Bruno’s brother, Michel, and Annabelle, the character that comes from a pretty traditional family. Michel is the main character in the book-one might call him the protagonist. The book begins with him as an older man getting ready to take a sabbatical from his job as a biological researcher. The book ends with a reflection on his contributions to making a new humanity. That Epilogue is an account of how one of his followers popularized Michel’s teachings about asexual reproduction and saving the possibility of love in human psychology. So Michel is both beyond sex and concerned with defending love. That is a very interesting position.Annabelle is a beautiful young lady, who is in love with Michel. This leads to a problem, since Michel cannot love. This position is untenable and leads to a life of misery for Annabelle.