▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁humans ▁have ▁res orted ▁to ▁tradition , ▁but ▁in ▁modern ▁times , ▁this ▁tradition ▁has ▁been ▁abandoned , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁more ▁respect ▁for ▁tradition ▁and ▁culture . ▁With ▁her ▁ess ays , ▁Hann ah ▁Ar end t ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁solutions ▁to ▁help ▁humans ▁think ▁again ▁today . ▁According ▁to ▁her , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁to ▁live ▁again ▁with ▁tradition , ▁and ▁modern ▁philosophy ▁has ▁not ▁succeeded ▁in ▁helping ▁humans ▁to ▁live ▁correctly . ▁ ▁Pref ace ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁pre face ▁is ▁The ▁G ap ▁between ▁Past ▁and ▁Future . ▁The ▁first ▁sentence ▁of ▁the ▁pre face ▁is ▁a ▁c itation ▁of ▁French ▁poet ▁and ▁rés istant ▁René ▁Char : ▁" Not re ▁hé rit age ▁n ' est ▁précéd é ▁d ' auc un ▁test ament ," ▁translated ▁by ▁Ar end t ▁herself ▁as ▁" our ▁inheritance ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁us ▁by ▁no ▁test ament ." ▁For ▁Ar end t , ▁this ▁sentence ▁perfectly ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁European ▁pe op les ▁are ▁left ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁culture – the ▁main ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁sixth ▁ess ay . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁test ament ▁means ▁the ▁current ▁breaking - off ▁with ▁tradition . ▁ ▁To ▁character ize ▁the ▁way ▁writers , ▁men ▁of ▁letters ▁and ▁think ers ▁had ▁lived ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Rés istance , ▁Hann ah ▁Ar end t ▁speak s ▁of ▁a ▁" tre asure ."