What is the main conflict in The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin?

This is classic of the 20th century. The European man is used as the main model for this extensive work. The structure of this work is highly unusual. It is a vast assemblage of quotations made and drawn from diverse sources. The author educates readers in how to interpret his writings and the work. He does this way of example. He shows readers how it is that he has formulated his thinking. The reason is simple. He is a psychological product of his time and place. He includes numerous quotations and citations from a wide range of sources. The vast majority of these speak to the time during which he lived. Through the written media he is able to share with readers a quasi-natural sense for the context of his life. With this understood, interpreting his remarks becomes easier and is more apt to be accurate.