Stranger than Fiction

The story opens setting the location and the eerie town. The visuals are good and the description of the town sets the tone for this thriller. One already gets the sense of being isolated. The story quickly introduces Rhiannon and Sydney. Rhiannon is established as the main heroine. The introduction of both of them is rather ordinary. There’s nothing that stands out or makes a statement about whom they are and there’s nothing that makes the audience remember them. Try to find a way to make them…

Though Nagel used this very simple example of his point, his main idea is bigger than everyday life. The absurd is when you look at your life from an outer point and wonder does it matter, does it have meaning. Nagel also thinks that the absurd is inescapable. There is no way to make your life not absurd because every day no matter…

“The life of man is a struggle on earth. But without a cross, without a struggle, we get nowhere. The victory will be ours if we continue our efforts courageously, even when at times they appear futile.” This quote by Boniface Wimmer, a German monk, perfectly sums up the capabilities of the human soul and what is necessary to happen in one’s life to ensure happiness of any kind, which is to surpass struggle. For that reason, the human soul is, by its very nature, designed to fight on despite any…

acknowledging the adversity he faces as his own. In a similar manner, McMurphy quietly rebels by maintaining an image of nonchalance. Mr. McMurphy knows that “there 's no better way in the world to aggravate somebody who 's trying to make it hard for you than by acting like you 're not bothered” (90). McMurphy challenges the hardship enforced by the Nurse by maintaining indifference. Thus, he effectively rebels against adversity by refusing to acknowledge that the…

progresses, the men question whether nature is not their antagonist, but rather if it is simply indifferent to man. The men's fate has nothing to do with them which leaves a sense of hopelessness. The story ends with man as nature's "interpreters" rather than nature's adversary furthermore pointing towards man's absent role…

everything they would need for the wedding. He then went to the Bootery to find himself a nice pair of shoes for the wedding. He then approached the checkout. “Your total comes to $145.25,” said the Cashier. Lawrence Jr. began writing the check when a stranger walked into the store demanding for Lawrence…

Holden is concerned with being genuine, resulting in a distaste for superficiality and shallowness. Rather than attempt to eliminate these faults in others, he wishes to limit interactions, “I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes [so] I wouldn't have to have any goddam stupid useless conversations with anybody”, and is heavily critical. The motif of “phoniness”…

When you think about it, in our everyday working lives there is no ending result to it either. This may be morbid, but we do these meaningless jobs until we die. So our lives are no less absurd than Sisyphus’s life. This does not mean that happiness is not possible. Happiness is completely and totally possible. Once we accept the repetition of our lives, that is when we can find happiness. That is the meaning of life according to Camus. Once…

Dingo – in Australian this means “native dog” (slang dictionary.org) Bandicoot –are small marsupials indigenous to Australia (Wiki Bandicoot) Goanna – in Australia this is a type of monitor lizard with over 20 varies ranging in size and color (Outback) Going bush – to break away into “the bush” and be uncivilized (Dictionary.com) Bush (as Terrian) – an area of terrain covered by diverse plant life; terrain which is has been unfarmed by man (Dictionary.com) Dreamtime – “any remote period”…

The title The Stranger makes Albert Camus novel seem mysterious. The novel itself is pretty straight forward, like the main character, Meursault, so it makes you wonder about who the stranger is suppose to be. Is it the murdered Arab, whose name is never revealed, or the dead mother, who is rarely mentioned, despite the fact the novel began with her death? I think the Stranger refers to Meursault. Camus makes Meursault 's personality stands out in a time period where it is imperative to blend in…