Absurdism

2) a,b : This passage is taken from "What is Enlightenment", by Immanuel Kant, from the first page of the essay. Kant is criticizing the over dependence of a grown up individual for nurturing and caretaking and possibly resisting the responsibilities brought to him. He says these deficiencies are caused by laziness and cowardice. Kant states that enlightenment is a man freeing himself from self-imposed nonage. He moves on explaining the reasons why this nonage takes place, and then moves on…

The philosopher Albert Camus paints and bleak picture of the human existence, saying that our lives have no meaning and are, as a consequence absurd, because all our efforts are futile and hopeless. However, if we can accept that choice is intrinsic to a thinking being, then we can admit to ourselves that everything we do, no matter how insignificant, possesses some meaning and it gives our existence purpose. There are two certainties in life deduced by the thinking of Rene Descartes; one is…

Paranoia is starting to set in. He's not being followed, the assassin is almost sure of it. He's dumped the clothes he was wearing. He hasn't been sleeping or staying in one place for too long for any other reason. Somehow, MI6 is still finding him. How? How on earth are they doing it? It's impossible. Maybe he's just not seeing the tail. So, after buying a decent amount of food, he goes completely off-grid. He finds a nice abandoned warehouse and cuts off all contact. He doesn't leave the…

Growing up, we are often told that we can accomplish anything that we set our mind to. At the age of four, most of us attend school for the first time where we learn key things, such as, the importance of structure and a weekly schedule. From then on, we are compelled to attend school and get our high school diploma where we learn how to prepare ourselves for the “real world.” Some choose to continue on and go to college for the next few years. However, those who choose a different route usually…

The Stranger Analysis- The Stranger is a short astounding novel by Albert Camus and was officially published in 1942. This was his first novel! It is both a brilliantly crafted story and an illustration of Camus’s absurdist world view. A title like the stranger normally leaves one to ponder what Albert Camus was really trying to tell his readers. Albert Camus was French, so it was originally wrote in French, and gave it a French title: Estranger. The main character, Meursault, is a French man…

• In the ancient Greek myth, Sisyphus was condemned to roll a rock up a mountain over and over again, forever. Camus wanted to think of Sisyphus as being conscious. • He wrote about the routines in life such as riding the street care, going to work at a factory or an office, eating and riding home. This happens over and over again. He wrote that at the end of the acts of a mechanical life, weariness comes. The is a conscious awakening and the outcome is suicide or recovery. Camus wrote, “For…

“That doesn’t mean anything”: An analysis of the protagonist’s lack of emotional connections in Camus’s The Stranger. The Stranger contains numerous characters who interact with the main character, Meursault, revealing his emotionless personality. Meursault is characterized as a man who is apathetic and heartless to the world around him, identifying himself as an individual who is apart from society. Society does not affect his reaction and motives as he is separated from the rest of the world.…

Do Ends Justify Immoral Means? Markus Zusak addresses a theme of controversy in I am the Messenger. Ed, an average cabdriver is faced with an interesting situation that questions his morals. After an act of bravery during a bank robbery, Ed starts receiving playing cards in the mail with addresses written on them. The addresses lead him to a variety of people, all with serious challenges in their lives. Ed is faced with moral dilemmas, taking personal responsibility to help these people.…

I ask myself Do I think meursault is innocent or guilty ? I actually think meursault is guilty. Meursault should be found guilty,because he killed someone.He did not kill out of hate,premeditation insanity or involuntary that is all irrelevant.Although,Meursault killed for a very selfish reason.”The Arab drew his knife and held it up towards me in the sun”(59).Eventually Meursault maybe killed the arab for self defence which is something he could use against his defense in court. Meursault is…

4. Setting and Time: The stranger was published in 1942 and takes place in French Algeria in the 1940’s. The french began invading Algeria in the 1830’s and by the 1940’s, Algiers was considered French territory. Because of this, French and Christian customs played a large role in societal expectations and anyone who did not conform to those values, was considered an outsider. Manifested throughout the book, it is seen that the French have a superior mindset over the Arabs. Raymond Sintes…