Winston Smith was a very typical thirty nine year old Outer Party worker. Winston though‚ had a trait that the “party” vastly disliked. It was his own dislike of the Party. Because Winston is so real it was hard for them to miss this dislike. Before getting into that‚ more should be known about Winston. Winston lived a life of misery and pain and only a few times in his life was he allowed to experiencing joy and love. He lived in a society where the value of technology was greater than the value
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Albertus Camus Looking at some of the great philosophers that have asked many of life’s greatest questions and lived their life looking for answers to these deep questions‚ without a doubt Albertus Camus would be considered one of the more well know philosophers. Albertus Camus’ was best know for his thoughts on absurdity and its existence and more importantly how people live with this idea. Some of the main points that I’m going to highlight about Albertus’ thoughts on absurdity are how people
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I see the walls of my lovely house and I wonder whether there is any sense in cracks‚ rents‚ scratches that have changed its look through years. Dozens of nice pictures‚ photos‚ yellowed papers‚ attached to the aged wooden planks‚ so significant for my world awareness‚ so dear to my precious memory‚ – do they really have any meaning now‚ after many years from the time they actually got some particular importance? Why do they tell me so much‚ why do they rouse such a great attachment‚ such a true
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The twenty-first century reader is always on the side of the outsider. By comparing and contrasting appropriately selected parts of the two novels you have studied for this question‚ show how far you would agree with the ciew expresed above. Your argument should include relelvant comments on each writer’s methods and relevant contextual material on the twenty-first century reader. Reader reactions vary enormously with personality‚ society and morals. The personality of the reader will dictate
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For Literal Rule‚ the judges will only look at the grammatical meaning of words to interpret. If the words are clear and unambiguous‚ even though the result makes nonsense of the law‚ they must be followed. In R v Judge of the City of London Court (1892)‚ Lord Esher said “If the words of an Act are clear‚ then you must follow them‚ even though they lead to manifest absurdity. The court has nothing to do with the question whether the legislature has committed an absurdity”. Fisher v Bell(1960) gave
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Ruelle1 John Crembleton Professor Jean Warrington English115 March 2014 The Stranger Draft The Stranger by Albert Camus holds a nihilistic theme. Camus‚ being a philosopher‚ wrote a lot about his perspective on life. He discusses how he believes that life has absolutely no meaning besides living in order to inevitably face death. In the story‚ The Stranger‚ Meursault symbolizes Albert Camus’s beliefs through his personality and actions. Neither the
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The Stranger (expository essay) In The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus portrays Meursault‚ the books narrator and main character‚ as detached‚ and unemotional. He does not think about others or consequences‚ nor does he express much feelings in his relationships or during emotional times. Meursault is vey impassive throughout the book. After his mother’s death he doesn’t even cry! He shows limited feelings for his girlfriend‚ Marie Cardona‚ and shows no remorse at all for killing Arab. His reactions
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Running head: HOME READING ASSIGNMENT #2 1 The Stranger by Albert Camus 1. Meursault is locked into the routine of daily existence; his life is a shapeless void without ideas‚ preferences‚ goals‚ or emotions. Like a robot‚ Meursault responds to everything automatically‚ neither feeling nor caring. When he is offered a job transfer to Paris‚ Meursault says he does not care where he works; yet he does not go because moving would be too much trouble. His mother’s
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Existentialism is in essence a belief that the world we live in is fundamentally meaningless and absurd. Most Existentialists or Absurdists believe that each individual-not society or religion- is solely responsible for giving meaning to life and living it passionately and sincerely‚ or ‘authentically’. The ideas of Existentialism are discussed in not only Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex but also in Albert Camus’ The Outsider. Many aspects of both texts incorporate Existential beliefs and readings. Including
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Explore how Wilde brings to life the two different characters in this passage and what does the passage reveal about their relationship with each other? This is an extract taken from the First Act of the play The Importance of Being Earnest which is written by the English writer‚ Oscar Wilde in the 19th century. This play is a comedy of manners‚ which satirizes the values during the Victorian Era. In this extract‚ the setting is only in the city - specifically in Algernon’s flat in Half-Moon
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