Essay Topic #1 Day after day‚ we are under the impression that we have to strive to conform to a strict set of religious‚ political‚ and social mindsets. It seems that it is imperative that we do not differentiate ourselves from others. A seeker’s journey is different‚ however. Seekers are individuals who look for meaning in life through their actions and through their journeys‚ not because of the ideals that they were brought up with. When seekers break away from the norms of society‚ they become
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An analysis of the novel Nightwood‚ by Djuna Barnes‚ and Gertrude Stein’s Miss Furr and Miss Skeene‚ provides us with a method of understanding the representation of sexuality in these examples of ‘lesbian literature’. Rather than engage with these two texts through simple literary appreciation‚ it is important to interrogate the ways that sexuality can be used as a means for expression‚ both cultural and personal. An even deeper analysis will reveal the ways in which terms such as ‘lesbian literature’
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J.J. Gittes is a private detective in L.A.‚ 1937. The film begins when a woman claiming to be Evelyn Mulwray comes into his office and insists that her husband‚ Hollis Mulwray‚ is having an affair. But when Gittes follows Hollis‚ he winds up spending more of his time exploring the drought than discovering romantic liaisons‚ until finally a small blond enters the picture. The setup is that of quintessential film noir standards‚ though rooted in historical events. However‚ director Roman Polanski quickly
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once said that “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life” (Camus). Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize and whose views contributed to the rise of absurdism. What Camus is saying is that life has plenty of value and to live in the moment with the things that make us happy even if they are absurd. In The Plague Camus shows us the absurdity of life‚ the struggle of life‚ and also the value of life through
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The current movement of absurdism‚ however‚ emerged in France after World War II‚ as a rebellion against the traditional values and beliefs of Western culture and literature. It began with the existentialist writers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus and eventually included other writers such as Eugene Ionesco‚ James Joyce‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Jean Genet‚ Edward Albee‚ and Harold Pinter‚ to name a few. Its rules are fairly simple: 1.) There is often no real story line; instead there is a series of
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strictly with no interval‚ each scene having its own narrative and complication. It is a contemporary Australian drama containing absurdist elements with many different acting styles such as representational‚ presentational‚ heightened naturalism‚ absurdism and mime with influences from Growtoski. To promote the play‚ I decided to preview Scene Seven to an audience as it best represents this decimated community at stake throughout this play which is a reacurring theme while also containing many Australian
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Existentialism is a constant battle to continue to progress in the world while at the same time not affecting another from doing the same. In the play No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre‚ main characters Garcin‚ Inez‚ and Estelle find themselves within a one of many hells furnished rooms. All have committed existentialist sins in order to be inside the room. After time they realize true hell is each other’s company and that every part of the room has been meticulously planned to expose each other’s weaknesses
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confrontational and visceral stage play to make his point about the destructiveness that results from trying to conform to expected gender roles. His language‚ characterisation‚ rhythm and tension are aggressive and shocking. He makes use of elements of Absurdism in order to comment upon the illogical and often bewildering nature of trying to negotiate gender relationships within his time. The American Dream was the illusion in his play‚ where the characters try to hide behind the illusions and felt that
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Meursault and the Existential Hero Existentialism is a philosophical concept occurring in literature and the arts that emphasizes the individual person existing as a free and independent being responsible for determining their own pathways and life through acts of their will. It is a term that now exists describing the work of a few late 19th to 20th century philosophers. For Albert Camus‚ the existential hero takes to life by rising above the meaninglessness of an existence devoid of the Emperor
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AUDIENCES ARE NOT ONLY ENTERTAINED THEY ARE MADE TO ENGAGE WITH THE SOCIAL CONCERNS EXPLORED IN PLAYS. DISCUSS THIS VIEW WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR STUDY AND EXPERIENCE OF TWO OF THE TEXTS SET FOR STUDY. For centuries‚ drama has acted as a mirror for culture and society. Through the power of dramatic form‚ we have been invited to be entertained yet also engaged in the social concerns‚ which can both be provocative and surprising. Both ’Stolen’ by Jane Harrison and ’A Beautiful Life’ by Michael Futcher
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