Grendel, the Zodiac, and Western Philosophy Due: Thursday, November 5th! 1. Aries—the Ram: Part One: Zodiac: The sign of Aries marks the beginning of a new cycle of the zodiac; however, there is nothing unique or special about this new cycle, b/c it is just like the cycle that has just ended. According to Grendel, the ram (Aries) acts the same way he did “last year at this time, and the year before, and the year before that.” All has happened before, all will happen again. Part Two: Philosophy:
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The term Existentialism is the idea that the individual controls their own choices and destiny compared to believing in a higher being. In other words, all the events that occur during an individual’s lifespan are caused by their own discretion. Terror Management Theory refers to how humans rely on self- esteem as a means of protection against the inevitable death (Harmon-Jones et al.1997, pg. 24). Terror Management Theory states that self-esteem plays a vital role in either enhancing or diminishing
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L’Étranger the original name of the book “The Stranger” explores the French novelist, Albert Camus, own philosophy on the absurdity of life. In other words, an absurd word is devoid of rational meaning. The protagonist, Meursault, is created, as an existentialist character showing us how Camus see’s the world, even if he later swore he wasn’t an existentialist. The themes of the novel are mostly based on the everyday life such as religion, the natural world, isolation, mortality, and the absurd life
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The theme of Grendel by John Gardner is what does our life mean? Do we make our own meaning of life or is there a meaning made for us? I think that Grendel’s doubt of a life with meaning started when he was young. Grendel talks a lot about his mom being uncaring. For example in the story he says “the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes” which shows that his mom wasn’t very nurturing to him. He also says “I would bawl and hurl myself at my mother and she would reach out her claws and seize
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Waiting For Godot – the absurdity Beckett is considered to be an important figure among the French Absurdists. "Waiting for Godot" is one of the masterpieces of Absurdist literature. Elements of Absurdity for making this play are so engaging and lively. Beckett combats the traditional notions of Time. It attacks the two main ingredients of the traditional views of Time, i.e. Habit and Memory. We find Estragon in the main story and Pozzo in the episode, combating the conventional notions of Time
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Of all the books I’ve ever read, I don’t think I’ve ever been as confused as I was in “Waiting for Godot”. This is because there is nothing to be confused about, as there is little to no substance in the book to consider at all! Because of this, it is quite confusing to me that “Waiting for Godot” is such a critically acclaimed, award winning book. The only explanation for why the book is so popular is the fact that no one and everyone understand it, simultaneously. The empty plot line and lack of
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Waiting for Godot is hailed as a classic example of the "Theatre of the Absurd," Such dramatic works present a world in which daily actions are without meaning, language fails to effectively communicate. The characters reflect a sense of artifice, even wondering aloud whether perhaps they are on a stage. Waiting for Godot begins with two men on a barren road by a leafless tree. These men, Vladimir and Estragon, are often characterized as "tramps". The world of this play is operating on its own
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In Albert Camus' The Stranger the Meursault is clearly disillusioned of life and two examples of this disillusionment occurred in the instances of his mother's death and an offer to be transferred to another work environment. The novel The Stranger by Albert Camus portrays how Meursault is disillusioned about things that seem to be the most normal basic human concepts of understanding such as his mothers death. With his mother's death, he seemed indifferent at the loss of her life in every way
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Second PHI1GPI Essay – Question Two Humanity knows of nothing. And according to Jean-Paul Sartre this is what makes humanity unique. In his Being and Nothingness Sartre explores this uniqueness through a series of exercises that, he hopes, will bring forward new ideas of our existence and the meaning of nothingness. His chapter on ‘The origin of negation’ explores the existence of the non-being, a concept that he explains is unique to the human condition. In comparing the natural world with the
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Personality Analysis PSY/ 405 April 29, 2013 Dave Brueshoff Personality Analysis In this paper I will compare and contrast dispositional, humanistic and existential theories of personality. I will also give the basic underlying assumptions of each of these approaches to personality and analyze the characteristics to each of these theories. I will also explain the interpersonal relational aspects that are associated with these theories. According to aboutpsychology.com Humanistic theories
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