Anesthesia: A Brief Reflection on Contemporary Aesthetics is a novella written by Mennonite theologian Tripp York.
[1] The novella is heavily influenced by Greek philosophy, comic books, pop culture, as well as the work of Søren Kierkegaard and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
York's knowledge of theology also plays a prominent role albeit in a more negative fashion than found in his non-fiction.
She recognizes both the temporal yet eternal nature of love defined as yearning and wishes to be freed from it in order to die within it.
Anna takes on a personality akin to Joan of Arc and it is through this lens that York weaves a strong though tragic female character.
[3] Anesthesia was inspired by the song of the same name written by punk rock band Bad Religion.
He functions as the catalyst who brings about Trajan's realization that there may be no such thing as beauty, truth or goodness (the Greek transcendental predicates of being).