"First Faust" by Fernando Pessoa is an unfinished and highly introspective work where the poet explores profound existential questions, such as the nature of the self, the meaning of life, and the search for the absolute. Unlike Goethe's "Faust", which focuses on the relationship between man and the demonic, Pessoa's "First Faust" delves into the conflicted relationship of man with himself.

Pessoa's narrative does not follow a conventional plot; instead, it is a collection of fragments, monologues, and poetic reflections, where Faust questions his own existence, the emptiness of life, and humanity's inability to achieve total knowledge or an absolute truth. Pessoa uses Faust as a symbol of the modern man, lost between the desire for transcendence and the impossibility of finding definitive answers.

This work is one of Pessoa's most philosophical and complex, addressing themes such as nihilism, the fragmentation of the self, and the questioning of life's purpose. "First Faust" reflects Pessoa's pessimistic and anguished view of the human condition and the impossibility of finding peace or complete meaning, making it essential to understanding the darker, more introspective side of the poet.