I participated in an interactive oral discussion; about the novel by Nawal El Sadawi named ‘The Woman at Point Zero’. From the interactive oral‚ I was able develop a new idea which I had never thought of. The idea was that the characters in the novel were two dimensional‚ so that the main character Firdaus is able to change‚ which she is not. The idea stemmed from what Ashleigh said about how Firdaus has the power of rejection using her physical body. So I said that it was a delusion for women and
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AP English MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET Title: The Stranger Author: Albert Camus Date of Publication: 1942 Biographical Information about the Author Born November 7‚ 1913 Died on January 4‚ 1960 He was also a journalist and philosopher. He won a Nobel Prize. Genre (indicate special characteristics‚ if applicable) Fictional crime drama Philosophical novel Point of View/Narrator Cultural/Social/Historical Context First Person Narrator: Meursault
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worthy goal. The obstacles characters face can be personal impediment‚ the attitudes‚ and the beliefs of others. A of a character who overcomes social or personal obstacle in to achieve a worthwhile goal is the main character in the book The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault. Meursault had challenges he faced which led him to for obtain his worthwhile goal which was to overcome society’s expectations. This essay will explore the extent to which an important of a character must overcome social or personal
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The Stranger by Albert Camus In the novel The Stranger‚ Albert Camus give his expression to his philosophy of the absurd. A first person account on the life of Meursault from the death of his mother to his execution for the murder of an arab. The central theme of the novel is that the significance of human life is understood only in light of mortality‚ or the fact of death. Showing Meursault’s consciousness change through the course of events‚ camus shows how facing the possibility of death does not
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The Stranger Chris Drusbosky 3/5/12 Professor Krauss In the story “The Stranger” by Albert Camus‚ the belief that the themes of loss and retrieval are at the core of Mersault’s mythology‚ and that they illumine the notion of exile to which he returns so often is widely discussed. I however do not believe that either one of those themes has anything to do with the Mersault and the exile to which he returns to so often‚ rather I believe that Mersault’s own attitude is the reason for the exile
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Discussion Questions for The Stranger (1946); translated by Matthew Ward‚ 1988. Part One Chapter 1. 1. How does Camus set up Meursault’s personality -- how does Meursault respond to others’ conversation‚ to ordinary social situations‚ and to the death of his mother? 2. On page 10‚ Meursault says that at the viewing of his mother‚ he felt as if the elderly people there were judging him. Offer a conjecture about why he might have had that feeling. (It is worth paying attention to such references to
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Albert Camus (French: [albɛʁ kamy] ( listen); 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French Nobel Prize winning author‚ journalist‚ and philosopher. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay "The Rebel" that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual and sexual freedom. Although often cited as a proponent of existentialism‚ the philosophy with which Camus was associated during
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Thesis Statement for Reflective Essays Should contain: 1. Event/ topic of focus 2. Event’s impact on you Example / A friend’s forgetfulness helped me see beyond my contempt of my great grandmother to contempt of myself for loving so conditionally. Are these thesis statements or not?? This past summer’s lesson was perhaps the most memorable one yet. Gazing from across the pasture to the creek‚ I realized that love is universal among earth’s creatures‚ that they all possess the
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Reflective Statement 18 March 2014 Word count: 341 Reflective Statement: Sophocles’‚ Antigone Reflective Statement Question: How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the Interactive Oral? The Interactive oral on Sophocles‚ Antigone helped me gain a deeper understanding on women’s role in Ancient Greece society during the fourth and fifth centuries. Understanding the historical context of the play I was able to develop a deeper insight
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Hedda Gabler Reflective Statement Rebekah’s presentation summarized how women in this society are expected to be nice and kind‚ and how Hedda contrasts to that expectation. She effectively developed Hedda’s character through the different techniques that Henrik Ibsen applied to her dialogue‚ such as when Hedda and her husband Tesman are arguing about how Tesman thinks Hedda is indifferent towards her‚ and Hedda replies‚ “I am not at all indifferent. I am most eager to see who wins‚” (34). Rebekah
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