The Stranger - Journal Topic Six A human life is made up of patterns. More often than not‚ the events of a day fit into an established schedule for any given person. Reoccurences are the commonality- much more unusual would be the life which was composed solely of originality. It is much the same in books‚ after all‚ most intend to reflect some aspect of reality. However‚ patterns in books tend to have more significance to them than patterns of a real life‚ since the author has painstakingly considered
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they are born into that they are‚ some are shown who they are. For many people‚ struggle is a result in finding who they are. They cannot find who they are or where they belong in the world without struggling to get there. In Make Your Home Amongst Strangers‚ Jennine Capo Cruet shows the struggles and the paths that Lizet takes in order for her to find who she is. In the novel Lizet is not only struggling with school‚ but she is also wondering if she made the right choice in attending Rawlings University
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Every reality is a fiction Our world consists of many realties. Two being commercial‚ and the other‚ artistic. A commercial reality is one of indulgence‚ and pleasure‚ always aiming to suit those who yearn for it. Artistic reality however‚ is open to interpretation. This means there are many possible outcomes. One could be saddened or depressed by the reality‚ and others‚ joyful. It is because of this uncertainty in artistic realities that the film industry‚ as well as many other industries‚ have
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Stranger in the Photo is Me Essay “Say cheese‚” says my mom and click‚ this moment is saved forever. And now taking a photo allows a moment in time to be kept in remembrance. Photos are objects that are cherished; they hold memories‚ both good and bad. Photos allow us to remember the lessons and experiences that make us who we are today. INSERT REST OF PARAGRAPH Looking through my photos in attempt to age one of them‚ I chose this one specifically because this was the only picture that truly
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James Baldwin: On What it’s Really Like In James Baldwin’s “A Stranger in the Village” and “Sonny’s Blues‚” our eyes are opened to the struggles of African Americans in the 1950’s. Baldwin writes about the struggles with identity‚ social acceptance‚ and racial discrimination. It is apparent that Baldwin has a very strong opinion behind the reasoning for these three struggles and he elaborates on each throughout these two stories. Through bringing these themes to life‚ he helps us to have a
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When I picked up The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ I first flipped through the pages to familiarize myself with the format of the book. One of the major things I noticed was that the novel was divided up into two sections: Part One and Part Two. After reading the novel‚ I conducted a mental comparison of the two parts. I easily concluded that the two parts made a division between before and after Meursault murdered the Arabs. That being said‚ I decided to focus on a deeper question. How does the novel
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While popular and widely watched the movie Pocahontas is an innaccurate portrail of a signifigant historical event. The Disney Corporation is not known for it’s accurate portrails of historical events and when producing the animated film Pocahontas‚ Disney did not fail in it’s nonchalant attitude concerning historic fact. Cartoonists at disney must have been watching adult films when they first penciled out the figures of Pocahontas and John Smith. The young Indian princess was only twelve
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Living with strangers In the text “Living with strangers” Siri Hustvedt discusses the lack of solidarity and the social rules‚ one may meet in a big city‚ like New York City. Siri Hustvedt starts the essay by describing‚ the big difference she felt‚ when moving from rural Minnesota to New York City. She begins by briefly describing to the reader‚ how one was expected to behave‚ where she grew up. Whenever you encountered someone on the road‚ whether you knew them or not‚ you should always
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Existentialism is a philosophy of existence that asks what the nature of human existence is. Albert Camus’ The Stranger is an existentialist novel because it represents three main ideas in the philosophy of existentialism: absurdity‚ death‚ and emotions. Absurdity according to an existentialist means life has no meaning or ultimate purpose‚ humans need to make sense and have purpose. Throughout The Stranger Meursault experiences many absurd act‚ for instance “Gentleman of the jury‚ the day after his mother’s
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In the movie Pulp Fiction‚ the overarching theme of the movie goes to say that without a higher framework or power one doesn’t see their actions to have any consequences‚ morally speaking. Morality controls the initial reasoning behind deciding whether to commit a crime or not. In this context‚ the concept of not having any morals is based on not having meaning in one’s life or seeing one’s life at the same worth as anyone else’s. This doesn’t allow for one to make any criteria in which to conduct
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