(Britannica Online Encyclopedia). Absurdism is a form of drama that emphasizes the absurdity of human existence by employing disjointed‚ repetitious‚ and meaningless dialogue‚ purposeless and confusing situations‚ and plots that lack realistic or logical development. The guiding principle of absurdism is to look at the world without any assumption of purpose and its usefulness is it exists without prejudices or specificity. As it is equally alien to everyone‚ Absurdism is meant to be accessible to everyone
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‘Everything in the play is ambiguous’ (Innes) Discuss this assessment of ‘The Caretaker’ When I saw the Caretaker‚ I told Pinter I knew what it meant‚ “It’s about the God of the Old Testament‚ the God of the New‚ and Humanity‚ isn’t it?”. Pinter replied‚ “No Terry‚ it’s about a caretaker and two brothers”. With this quote Terence Rattigan succinctly highlights the absolute ambiguity of Harold Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’; in this story of two brothers and an elderly derelict in close quarters
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greatest modern writers; he expresses the moral concerns of twentieth century. His writings describe the contemporary feeling that life has no ultimate meaning beyond immediate experience. He explores the various philosophical schools of thought- absurdism‚ nihilism‚ existentialism etc. The Stranger or The Outsider is one of Camus’s best known novel. The theme and outlook of the novel is often taken as an example of existentialism as it concentrates on the absurdity of life and death‚ as well as of
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is devoid of emotions. Meursault remains unaffected by passion and emotions throughout the story: however as the story progress towards the end Meursault is showing some feelings. Camus’s The Stranger is an example of existentialism and includes absurdism‚ as well as stoicism‚ some nihilism‚ and some naturalism and he shares with the reader examples of the aforementioned in almost every part of the story. Camus begins the story with the main character Meursault learning of the death of his mother
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of not only what he should know for certain‚ but also (initially) unsure of himself. At this stage in the novel‚ Meursault has not yet been confronted with the truth of the absurd‚ therefore the reader is able to observe him in his state of pre-absurdism. After the funeral‚ Meursault continues on with his life as if nothing had happened; this causes confusion among those around him as they‚ too‚ struggle to understand how Meursault thinks the way he does. For example‚ the day after the funeral‚ Meursault
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indifferent universe. * Camus explains Absurdism in The Myth of Sisyphus: his famous philosophical essay on the absurd. ‘The absurd is born out of this confrontation between The human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.’ * This view is that humanity must live in a world that is and will forever be hostile or indifferent towards them. The universe will never truly care for humanity the way we seem to want it to. * Critics of Absurdism tend to focus on two areas of the philosophy
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Camus: The Guest 1. Existentialism: Sartre and Camus are the two most important French Existentialists. 2. Do not believe that there is any “essential nature” 3. Believe that our “nature” is constructed by the choices that we make 4. Absurdism: The belief that our desire for meaning is greater than the capacity of the universe to produce meaning. 5. There is no inherent meaning in the world 6. We warp the non-sense of the universe into a meaningful material reality. 7. Human
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Conflict Resulting From the Negative Effects of Rigid Societal Expectations in A Chronicle of A Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez and The Stranger by Albert Camus Everyone has felt the pressure of societal expectations during their lifetime. The negative effects society brings on one’s life can lead to a feeling of rejection towards the people who do not conform to meet those standards. Gabriel García Márquez‚ author of Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ and Albert Camus‚ author of The Stranger
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Reality in the Absurdity Harold Pinter is one of the most prominent living dramatists of the age. The seventy-three year old playwright has written twenty-nine plays and twenty-one screen plays and directed twenty-seven theater productions. He is one of the early practitioners of the Theater of the Absurd started in the fifties. In “The Black and White”‚ absurd‚ one of the many different aspects of his works‚ functions as a method of getting into the reality that Pinter has been concerned.
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Albert Camus and the Philosophy of the Absurd How does Camus define the absurd condition? What three options does man have when confronted with the absurd? In Camus’s perspective‚ why are the first two not defensible options? According to Camus’s philosophy‚ how--or in what--does one find happiness? Camus "draw[s] from the absurd three consequences"; what are these three consequences? How does he define each of these three? Explain Camus and the philosophy of the absurd’s perspective on any
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