Albert Camus

Calvin and Hobbs on Significance #6 This cartoon shows the idea of nonconformity. Nonconformity is the concept of standing out and not following the actions or “norms” of other people. Calvin is showing this in the cartoon by yelling out into the universe “I’m significant”. Then the narrative goes on to say that Calvin in just a speck of dust in the big picture. Even though Calvin is something very small in the world, he explains that he is still worth something. I think Calvin is trying to…

The Hell of No Exit Existentialism has always been a new way to view life. To live – to exist – without context, without labels, without definitions given by everyone else is a notion that is relieving for some and distressing for others. Written by Jean-Paul Sartre in 1944, the French play No Exit, paints a vivid and imaginative picture of an existentialist’s hell. By trapping one’s greatest fears in a room for eternity, Sartre’s intricately woven depiction of modern Hell introduces a new…

• The Absurd: What then is meant by the notion of the Absurd? Contrary to the view conveyed by popular culture, the Absurd, at least not what Camus had stated, that it does not simply refer to some vague perception that modern life is fraught with paradoxes, incongruities, and intellectual confusion. Instead, as he emphasizes and tries to make clear, the Absurd expresses a fundamental disharmony, a tragic incompatibility, in our existence. In effect, he argues that the Absurd is the…

There are different types of traveling. We travel for vacationing and sight seeing, we travel because we want to get away from our daily routine, we travel to see our loved ones, to escape cold weather, to escape war and tyrant rulers, to look for a better life. Bedouin in the desert travel looking for water to sustain themselves and their livestock. In the two essays I’ve read “Summerland” written by Peter Jon Lindberg, and “A Prison, A Paradise” by John Jeremiah Sullivan. The writers narrate…

The Labyrinth of the Recollection Process Commonly, remembering enjoyable experiences makes you living full of joy, and remembering uncomfortable experiences makes you living in the swamps. Memories are like a coin that has two faces: happiness and sadness. Although these two are totally opposed to each other by meaning, they play a very important role in recalling our memories. Memory forming is a relatively simple process which requires the one’s effort to memorize the event and how important…

As Svidrigailov reveals more of his personality and perspective about the world around him, Svidrigailov most dangerous aspect to his character is his ignorance and resistance to believe in religion as well as not having a conscientious belief. In Svidrigailov’s conversation with Raskolnikov, Svidrigailov introduces the foundations of his belief of the world by stating that heaven is not vast and wonderful but “there will be one little room there, something like a village bathhouse, covered with…

“What? Where am I, the last thing i remembered was… was… being stabbed by a random person? Who in the hell goes around randomly stabbing people! Well at least he did it quick and precise. I wouldn’t want to remember bleeding out and trying to pull my intestines back inside of me. Wait, am I even dead? How am I even conscious right now? Isn’t being dead supposed to be… I don’t know dead. No thoughts, no nothing, just plain dead. Weird?” As the figure was self contemplating, He suddenly…

After watching the two videos, these are my thoughts on how Ethos, ones character, credibility, trustworthiness, and authority where established by Mr. Stewart and Mr. O’Reily Mr. Stewart Humor is a way that can be used to make an argument. This is one way Stewart tried to get his audience to understand his total disbelief of the Eric Garner Grand Jury. Along with humor he invoked many forms of swearing. Using the f word, which had to be bleeped out. Not being a person who likes swearing it was…

In the excerpt from the passage “Down the River,” Edward Abbey ventures through Aravaipa Canyon in New Mexico, while writing of his adventure. Observing his surroundings and by comparing the nature to life, Abbey establishes an attitude of wonder while also being judgmental towards nature. The author had many attitudes towards the Canyon. One of his many attitudes included wonder. Edward always showed a sense of wondering while going through the Canyon, always finding things. The passage…

In The Stranger, Camus uniquely uses the sun by portraying the sun as a symbol for feelings and emotions which Meursault cannot control. The sun becomes an amplifier for feelings of anxiety and passiveness which Meursault feels because of the environment in which he lives in. Relating to the death of the Arab, the sun shows a direct influence to Meursault’s actions and impel him to act on inclination and draw his gun on the Arab. Camus uses the sun to present a barrier between Meursault and the…