You make the decisions-
1. Learn from experiences : Learning from past experiences is the best way to improve life, learning from mistakes or good experience will aid you in a successful life. With out past failures you will never know what to expect and how to handle difficult situations. * I feel in my life the best way to get through it is to learn from your mistakes and others.
2. Live life to the fullest: Never take advantage of life and live life likes its your last day. There are no second chances and every moment is important. Although you may not think this is important it is vital to being successful and happy. * I feel with out this whats the point of life, if you are just going to observe life and not plan and want more there is no point.
3. Be prepared: Always prepare yourself for what life throws at you. If you enter a situation knowing you are not prepared you have a chance of failure. Take advantage of opportunity's to prepare yourself. If its preparing for a test or a job interview, know what you need to do for you to succeed.*Without being prepared for certain things I feel I am always set for failure and this is why it is part of my philosophy.
4. Family: Family is your life line. Without them we are nothing never take advantage of them because some day you will need there help. Don't abandon family, they are the same as you and they will always be there to help and in return you should be ready to do the same for them when need it. *The most important part in my life is being with my family. It is hard for me to be away from family for to long so this is why I believe this should be important for everyone's morals.
5. Be who you want: Although family should be a big part of your life and they should influence some of your decisions, live life like its yours and make decisions that will benefit you. You don't have to live in the shadow of others, make a name for yourself for you actions and make sure people notice that you are who you want to be and you create your future. *I see a lot that people follow others and they stay in the shadow's. I feel if you are living in the shadow of others you aren't really living.
6. Respect others: This is a well know thing but it is not always done. Respecting others will give you respect in return. Respect is the first footstep in a good relationship with everyone around you. If its for a close friend or just some one in the street it is always good to give respect because one day that stranger may be your future boss. *Respect in my life is something me and my family strives for. There is no point in disrespecting anyone in any situations it only causes more problems.
7. Be there for others: Be the person that others can rely on in times of need. Strive to be the person that people look up to for advise and help.*My parents have always been there for me and I hope I can be there for others and be someone that others look up for as a get older.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Journal #4
At the end of The Stranger Meursault finally comes to a conclusion of his life. Knowing that he is sentenced to life he realizes that all people at some point are going to die at one point. Meursault seems not to be afraid of death and this was probably the best choice he could have made to calm himself before his execution. I don't believe Camus was trying to make us all feel that death is normal but that we need to prepare for it if we get the chance. He wants to show us that death is a normal part of life and at some point we will have to face it. There are many different translations of what people could get from Camus, I just see it as a warning that death is normal.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Journal #3
I think Camus divided The Stranger into two parts for a few reasons. The most apparent reason that shows up is the way the plot is set up. The first half of the book in mostly describing the situation that Meursault is in and giving some vital information about him as a character. Then the second part of the book seems to be more action filled and a lot more happens to Meursault that affects him. To support this idea there seems to be a very great shift in amount of dialogue used in the book. In the first part of the book barely any dialogue was used and most of the time Meursault just restated or described what other characters discus with him. But once we get into part two of the book a lot of the characters are quotes and Meursault has a lot more conversations.
Part 1 use of dialogue: "Raymond called me at the office. He told me that a friend of his (he'd spoken to him about me) had invited me to spend the day Sunday at his little beach house, near Algiers." (Camus 40)
Part 2: "'You see, you see!' he said. 'You do believe, don't you, and you're going to place your trust in Him, aren't you?' Obviously, I again said no." (Camus 68)
Meursault in the first part of the book is living life and not really taking the time to look at his life. But as soon as we get into part two of the book we see Meursault looking back on what he had done in his life and reflects a lot on his decisions and his relationships with some of the characters.(Marie and his mother 'Maman')
Part 1 use of dialogue: "Raymond called me at the office. He told me that a friend of his (he'd spoken to him about me) had invited me to spend the day Sunday at his little beach house, near Algiers." (Camus 40)
Part 2: "'You see, you see!' he said. 'You do believe, don't you, and you're going to place your trust in Him, aren't you?' Obviously, I again said no." (Camus 68)
Meursault in the first part of the book is living life and not really taking the time to look at his life. But as soon as we get into part two of the book we see Meursault looking back on what he had done in his life and reflects a lot on his decisions and his relationships with some of the characters.(Marie and his mother 'Maman')
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Stranger #2
Option 2:
I think Camus uses the first person point of view very well throughout the entire book. Although there is very little dialogue in the book, Camus is able to use Mersault to give great detail of the things around him. Most of the conversations that Mersault has with other characters don't end up being in dialogue but more as summary from Mersault's view. I think Camus did not use third person because it may have altered Mersault and would have made it difficult for us to understand what Mersault is thinking throughout the book. This could have effected the meaning of the story and mad it a little bit hard for the reader to understand what Camus is trying to show us. I think Camus's use of point of view is very relevant to the themes he portrays and the characters he uses throughout the story. If Camus would have used the third person we would not get as much detail about Mersault's life as we do when it is in first person.
I think Camus uses the first person point of view very well throughout the entire book. Although there is very little dialogue in the book, Camus is able to use Mersault to give great detail of the things around him. Most of the conversations that Mersault has with other characters don't end up being in dialogue but more as summary from Mersault's view. I think Camus did not use third person because it may have altered Mersault and would have made it difficult for us to understand what Mersault is thinking throughout the book. This could have effected the meaning of the story and mad it a little bit hard for the reader to understand what Camus is trying to show us. I think Camus's use of point of view is very relevant to the themes he portrays and the characters he uses throughout the story. If Camus would have used the third person we would not get as much detail about Mersault's life as we do when it is in first person.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Jorunal #1 The Stranger
1. Marie- Marie is an old friend of Meursault's. When they bump into each other while taking a swim, Meursault instantly thinks back to the old days when he had a thing with her and he never knew if she had a thing for him. Quickly there relationship gets better and most of there weekends are spent together at Meursault's home. Marie often asks Meursault deep questions, like "do you love me", and Meursault never really answers her with a straight answer. He always seems to avoid the question. I think Camus is trying to reveal that Marie is there to be with Meursault, but that Meursault doesn't always need her and has lived most of his life alone.
2. Ramond right from the beginning is seen as a man that can get any type of women. He seems to be wild and wants his old girlfriend to respect him after she cheated on him. Many times Ramond asks Meursault if he wanted to go to a club or go out on the town but he always rejects his offers. I think Camus uses Ramond to show Meursault that there are different ways to live your life during this time period. Meursault is always viewed as being alone, where as Ramond has to always be with different people and is considered in many eyes a "pimp".
3. Salamano is an old man that has a dog that matches him to the 't'. The dog has a disease that doesn't allow him to grow hair. Salamano for the most part seems harsh on the dog for simple things that he himself could have prevented. He also reminds me of Meursault because he is a lonely man that does not have many friends. When Salamano loses this dog he is very upset, although he was always mean to the dog he he loved him in a different way that many others could not see. Not many people could see this but Meursault could, and Meursault understand that Salamano was missing a part of himself when he loses the dog and he does not know what to do with his life without a dog. I think Camus uses Salamano as a character that represents Meursault and shows a foreshadow or something that may happen to Meursault, that Meursault does not understand what Marie really means to him until she is gone.
2. Ramond right from the beginning is seen as a man that can get any type of women. He seems to be wild and wants his old girlfriend to respect him after she cheated on him. Many times Ramond asks Meursault if he wanted to go to a club or go out on the town but he always rejects his offers. I think Camus uses Ramond to show Meursault that there are different ways to live your life during this time period. Meursault is always viewed as being alone, where as Ramond has to always be with different people and is considered in many eyes a "pimp".
3. Salamano is an old man that has a dog that matches him to the 't'. The dog has a disease that doesn't allow him to grow hair. Salamano for the most part seems harsh on the dog for simple things that he himself could have prevented. He also reminds me of Meursault because he is a lonely man that does not have many friends. When Salamano loses this dog he is very upset, although he was always mean to the dog he he loved him in a different way that many others could not see. Not many people could see this but Meursault could, and Meursault understand that Salamano was missing a part of himself when he loses the dog and he does not know what to do with his life without a dog. I think Camus uses Salamano as a character that represents Meursault and shows a foreshadow or something that may happen to Meursault, that Meursault does not understand what Marie really means to him until she is gone.
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