Existentialism in Camus‚ the Outsider’ and Kafka’s‚ The Metamorphosis’ Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and Albert Camus’ The Outsider‚ both feature protagonists in situations out of which arise existentialist values. Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe‚ regards human existence as unexplainable‚ and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one’s acts. In The
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bond formed by Pi and Richard Parker. The shared experience does create somewhat fond memories in Pi’s mind. Richard Parker was Pi’s tether‚ keeping him from diving into depression and losing his will to live. The reality of his situation was that Richard Parker was not a friend of his and posed a danger‚ however Pi’s memory throughout the novel is constantly affected by emotions and state of mind. "To choose doubt as a philosophy
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In the book‚ The Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Martel‚ it is evident that the protagonist‚ Pi‚ changed his mind set about killing animals. For instance‚ in the beginning‚ Pi did not want to harm an animal in any circumstance. However‚ when the situation calls for it‚ he is forced to kill a flying fish‚ and eventually becomes used to and enjoys the satisfaction of it. To exemplify‚ one passage of the story states‚ “It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything‚ even to killing” (Martel
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Sierra Adams Mrs. C. Murray Honors English IV Due: February 21‚ 2012 Nihilism and Existentialism in Grendel Nihilism‚ as well as existentialism and a host of other philosophies are boldly explored in Grendel‚ a novel by John Gardner. The antagonist Grendel travels on a journey of self-discovery‚ eventually becoming a nihilist‚ only to be gallantly disproved by the hero Beowulf. In the end Gardner proves that the virtues of individuality and meaning triumph over meaningless violence and destruction
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Albee’s play‚ The Zoo Story‚ all Jerry wanted was to be heard and understood‚ and in the end‚ after sharing his life story with a complete stranger‚ he got his final wish - death. The Zoo Story not only tells of the alienation of man in modern society‚ but also reflects the philosophy of twentieth century existentialism. Jerry made a conscious choice of wanting to end his life‚ while Peter‚ a man that chose to act as the “guinea pig” and stayed and listened to Jerry’s story
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The Life of Pi‚ a Religious Metahor By: Yann Martel In the Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel‚ through the main character in the book‚ Pi‚ makes the following statement‚ “I know zoos are no longer in people’s good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both.” In the world today‚ zoos have come under scrutiny because of their practices of illegally trapping animals and caging them for profit. The animal rights movement across the world has brought more focus
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speech that achieve their effects via association‚ comparison or resemblance including allegory‚ hyperbole‚ and simile.(wikipedia‚2012‚http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor) Metaphor is not only important in our life‚but also inescapable in literature‚especially in this great novel‚Life of PI. In this essay‚I want to introduce the application of metaphor in literature and study its effect and function in this particular novel.I will compare similarities of vehicle and the tenor of metaphors in this
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the existence of a god or gods‚ there are three kinds of people in this world: Those who believe‚ those who do not believe‚ and those who do not concern themselves with the subject. In Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ it is promised that Pi Patel’s narrative “will make you believe in God” (X). In Life of Pi‚ there are two stories by this protagonist: Pi’s “dry‚ yeastless factuality” (63) tale of survival and the “better story” (63). Martel does not indicate to the reader which story actually occurred‚
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There is a certain method humans deal with stress-inducing situations. Pi created a fictitious mask that saw the horrendous acts of man in a better light in order to carry on with his day-to-day life. A cover-up of good faith to preserve the bits of good humanity that left in Pi’s life. In Pi’s alternate story‚ the one without the animals‚ there was a malevolent chef that operated in unconventional ways. The chef was pure evil‚ murdering a Chinese sailor to settle his hunger. These violent actions
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One of the central themes of Yann Martel’s life of Pi is centered around religion and faith in God. Yet‚ the book pointedly abstained from naming one of the three religions practiced by Pi‚ the main character‚ as morally superior to the others. Instead‚ it questions faith in religion. This theme is shown most clearly in Pi Patel‚ who devoutly follows three of the world’s main religions: Hinduism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. Pi maintains shrines to Hindu gods‚ goes to church every Sunday‚ and does namaz
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