Answer:
- People are portrayed as being manipulated by forces of society and nature beyond their understanding or control
- Man is basically an animal and will do anything to survive
- Man is an insignificant speck in the universe
- Nature is an overwhelming force that controls a person's destiny
- The prospects of life are determined by the accident of your birth and succeeding coincidences
- God, if he exists, is indifferent to human struggle and human worth
- The odds of life are stacked against you
- Man is ennobled to succeed in the face of such odds