This is a list of books and movies with important messages that carry the values of Absolutism.
Books
Adolf Hitler
Mein Kampf – This book shows that the struggle is one of the main driving forces for humanity and reveals the reasons for World War II.
Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead – The novel praises individualism and reveals the conflict between society and the person who wants to create.
Atlas Shrugged – The book shows how collectivism will kill the world but describes a wrong way of fighting against it.
Aleksander Sekulov
Engraver of Dreams – It presents the human emotionality and the energy links in the Universe through abstract scenes and symbols.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince – The book explains love and life in a simple and accessible way.
Victor Hugo
Les Misérables – This is a tragic story about the personal fight of an overman and about the rise and fall of a revolution.
Jack Kerouak
On the Road – It presents the worldview of a completely free person and how society treats him.
Joan K. Rowling
Harry Potter – The book is magical and great for children but at the same time, it has deep and complex characters.
Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist – A suitable book for entering the spiritual world. It offers basic knowledge for the human and the Universe.
Eleven Minutes – It shows sexuality as a path to self-discovery. Explores the connection between body and soul and between the man and the woman.
Veronica Decides to Die – The main character goes all the way from the boring routine and the System to complete freedom from society and her own limits.
Manual of the Warrior of Light – Practical and short manual about the principles of the progressing individual.
Jorge Bucay
Let Me Tell You a Story – A collection of smart and useful short stories.
Stories to Think About – Stories that help us understand the common values.
Letters for Claudia – It tells truths about the man and his connection with the Universe.
Neale Donald Walsch
Conversations with God – Обяснява същността на Бог и взаимоотношенията му с човека по лесен и разбираем начин. It explains the nature of God and his relationship with the humans in an easy and understandable way.
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men – The book reviews the themes of goodness and friendship.
East of Eden – It shows the conflict between the individual urges and the family values. It explores the idea of spiritual death and the way to overcome it.
To a God Unknown – Talks about the conflict of conservatism and materialism with the things that are mystical and visible only for the soul.
George Martin
A Song of Ice and Fire – It talks about a real battle in the real world and the love story between Jaime and Cersei is one of the best ever created.
George Orwell
1984 – It shows a world where the System has won completely.
The Animal Farm – It presents what is likely to happen when those who were victims until recently take control.
Elif Shafak
The Forty Rules of Love – The book describes love through the point of view of dervish Shams Tabrizi and his friendship with poet Rumi.
Erich Maria Remark
All quiet on the Western front – The book reveals war in all of its horror and might.
Ivan Vazov
Under the Yoke – The novel recreates the greatest moment in Bulgarian history by showing the heroism and the tragedy of the April uprising.
Ken Kesey
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest – This novel describes how the System worked and shows that revolt is possible.
Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind – The novel shows the Civil War in the United States through the eyes of the South and how in this reality, a spoiled girl transforms into an overman.
Oscar Wilde
De Profundis – It shows the emotional world and the way of thinking of the man of art
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Over-Soul – The book describes the beauty of the individual and their meaning for the world.
Ray Bredbury
Fahrenheit 451 – It shows how totalitarianism will ban books in an attempt to stop free thinking.
Truman Capote
In Cold Blood – The book raises the question about the society’s way of judging the individual and if it has the right to judge him in the first place.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – It explains who the overman is and for what he has come to fight. The Twilight of the Idols – It tells the truth about the human, God, strength, freedom, bravery, humility, and many others.
Henry David Thoreau
Civil Disobedience – This essay expresses the beliefs of Henry David Thoreau who never accepted any limitations to his personal freedom.
Short stories
Elin Pelin
At the Furrow – The story shows the excruciating pain in the reality of the villagers.
Yordan Yovkov
Short stories – The stories of Yovkov show the individuals in their true power exploring the might of their love and proving that the man can determine what is bad and good for himself.
Oscar Wilde
The Happy Prince – The story levels up kindness and compassion to absolute values and shows us that when you love, you are strong enough to bare everything.
The Nightingale and the Rose – It shows the conflict between the cynical society and the pure ideal.
Poems
Alexander Blok
Night Violet – The collection of poems reflects the personality of Alexander Blok who exalts art and life.
Allen Ginsberg
Howl – The poem reveals the worldview of rebels and free people.
Ivan Vazov
Epic of the Forgotten – It presents some of the most noble people in Bulgarian history.
Mikhail Lermontov
Demon – The poem shows the might of the one who loves.
Nikola Vaptsarov
Engine Songs – It shows the love for life and the faith in humanity.
Oscar Wilde
The Ballad of Reading Gaol – The poem shows that the man does not belong in prison.
Hristo Botev
Poetry – Botev’s poems reveal his desire for freedom and his love for the fatherland.
Hristo Smirnenski
To be a Day – It reveals the beauty of suffering and the hope for a brighter future.
Charles Baudelaire
Carcass – It shows the ugliest thing in the world as absolute beauty.
The Albatross – It shows the situation of the strong individual among the crowd.
Movies
Avatar – Avatar explores the highest spiritual bond between the man and his nature and his true self. It shows a love story that goes beyond species.
Gattaca – It describes the dangers of genetic engineering and shows that one can surpass one’s potential.
Maleficent – The movie successfully shows the difference between a crush and real love and proves that the villain and the hero can be the same person.
Down with Love – It shows how love can beat the routine.
Life of Pi – It follows the spiritual path of a boy and shows the bond between the Earth and the human soul. Raises the question about what is the real face of the world.
Artificial Intelligence – It shows the unyieldingness of real love and the road to being human.
Sucker Punch – This movie contains pain and rebellion and tells us that we have all the weapons we need to achieve ourselves.
Pirates of the Caribbean – The movie shows the free spirit of the pirates and includes a mythical love story.
Beauty and the Beast – This is a story which shows us that true love can overcome all obstacles and that when you love, freedom is the highest goal.
The Matrix – The matrix is a good metaphor of the contemporary world and everyone has the choice between the blue and the red pill.
The dreamers – It shows the life of three young souls, lost in a gray and defiled world, who are trying to understand the meaning of love.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith – It shows that a real love can resist its own destructive power.
The Danish Girl – Tells the story of the first man who goes through a sex change operation. The movie shows that the individual can cross all barriers to reach themselves.
Moulin Rouge – A movie that faces us with the choice between success in society and love.
Love actually – It shows that love can be light, warm, and can be concealed in the little things.
Dead Poets’ Society – It shows the most important lessons for the young.
The Avengers – The movies of the series clearly demonstrate that superheroes impede the progress of humanity.
Sleepers – It shows how prison destroys people but also that they can win.
Minority Report – It shows that people should not rely on technology for impeding crimes.