Absurdism

Break Free “…Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere, we’re all going to die.” – Ryan Ridley, Actor The above statement was by Ryan Ridle (Morty), from the animated TV show Rick and Morty. In this series Morty travels through different dimensions therefore knows that his existence isn’t real when he’s in a different dimension other than his own. This thought fits perfectly with Michael Popper’s confusion, in Watanabe’s Kid’s Story (2013). This connects with the film in the sense that…

Keats' Philosophy of Life And Death A man who avoids death will never mature, and he will never profoundly understand and solve the problem of existence. In life, people inevitably encounter a variety of problems, the limited life and unlimited desires, the eternal desire to live with the inevitable death of the fate of the contradictions, etc., contained in the lives of everyone , Thus constituting the predicament of human existence. Life and death, as a phenomenon, reflects people's concern…

In the novel The Stranger, the author Albert Camus emphasizes the absurdities of life and he does this by striking the audience with Meursault’s blunt nature and his embodiment of existentialism. The novel explores existentialist ideology which represent the philosophy of life essentially being “pointless” .Since the message of existentialism can have a powerful negative connotation it can be surprising to understand how Meursault can be considered anything close to free especially , considering…

The novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus follows the journey of Meursault, a young man who lives in Algiers. The storyline peaks when Meursault impulsively shoots and kills an Arab. This spontaneous act results in imprisonment. Prior to his arrest, Meursault formed several bonds amongst the people around him. While his relationship with his deceased mother remains questionable in quality and regarding its lovingness, Meursault also engaged in a relationship with a lady by the name of Marie…

The central idea of the poem “Futility” by Wilfred Owen is war. Owen’s choice of title ‘Futility” highlights his views on the subject. That being - war is pointless and bears no honour or glory. Owen stresses that war only causes destruction and death. The poem is about a soldier who has recently died on the front line of the war. Although we as readers do not know who the dead soldier is; it appears that the speaker knows him and his background well. The speaker wants to move the soldier’s…

Abstract: Girish Karnad has given the traditional tale a new meaning and significance highly relevant in the context of life today. He seems to have used myth with a view to expose the absurdity of life with all its elemental passions and conflicts, and also to show man’s eternal struggle to achieve perfection. Karnad, in his plays, tries to evolve a symbolic form out of tension between the archetypal and mythic experience and a living response to life and its values. The new dimension and…

French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist, Albert Camus’ literary works are often reflective of the catastrophic effects of WWII and the Algerian War for Independence had on the state of the human condition. Camus’ background as an Algerian journalist, as well as his role in the French resistance during World War II, form the foundation of his belief in the possibility of the triumph of human value in response to the experience of the absurd. This notion of the absurdity of the human…

Artists and authors often tell a tale involving some form of suffering. One of these tales, Icarus, describes the story of a boy falling out of the sky. Throught the variations of this story, Icarus’s suffering is ignored. Both Author of “Musee des Beaux Arts,” W.H. Auden and Pieter Brueghel, artist of The Fall of Icarus, develop the theme of suffering in Icarus through their artistic mediums. Auden and Brueghel both use position of objects to show suffering. In contrast, the authors differ in…

I. Not too long ago I decided it was important that I took on more volunteer work in my life. Throughout the past two summers I dedicated myself to volunteering for at least eight hours a week. Upon telling one of my friends about the volunteer position she blatantly asked what my purpose was in dedicating myself to volunteer work. She made sure to note my actions will have little significance later in my life. My first reaction was astonishment; I had never thought that one individual could…

In Albert Camus’ The Stranger, main characters Raymond Sinters and Meursault possess vastly different personalities and mindsets: one is indifferent to everyone and everything while the other is full of intense emotions. Despite being totally opposite mentally and emotionally, both Raymond and Meursault are guilty of committing heinous crimes. In this essay, I will argue that Meursault’s lack of emotion coupled with his lack of concern over anything make him a more dangerous individual than…