Jean-Baptiste Clamence is an interesting character. He was a lawyer from Paris who would do many kind acts for no payment. He does lawyer work for the poor for free and helps blind people cross the street. At first, he talks about all these great things that he has done and even says “Don’t think for a moment ,cher monsieur, that I am bragging.”(Camus 20). He talks about how above he is compared to everyone else but he defends a killer and he tells the reader that he especially enjoyed that defence (Camus 19). Why would a virtuous man like Clamence defend a murderer and enjoy helping him? He also says that seeing a beggar approach is worse for him than it is for most others (Camus 21). The defending of a murderer and disliking beggars
Social ranking was extremely important during the 17th century. The musketeers, officers, tradesmen, and managers were highly respected. The poor, pickpockets, and common folk were not. Cyrano was egotistical and poor, which made some people despise him. He was also a poet and a swordsman, which made others intrigued by him. The ladies thought of him as a hero and a gentleman. The men were simply afraid of him. Obviously, Cyrano evoked mixed opinions.
Clarisse is a very smart and thoughtful character. She isn't stuck on materialistic things like other people in their society; she enjoys nature. Some personality traits would be confrontative/extroverted, knowledge-seeking, scatterbrained, curious, and knowledgeable. Because of these things, she is considered crazy and is an outcast: "I'm seventeen and I'm crazy. My uncle says the two always go together. When people ask your age, he said, always say seventeen and insane. Isn't this a nice time of night to walk?" (Bradbury 5).
Throughout the novel, Camus presents the audience with one reason after another why Meursault should not, and in many cases cannot, be judged by "normal" standards. He also seems to say that no matter how mystifying or straightforward a person might be, there is no excuse for judging another human being. The question he finally presents to the reader is this: do we take his advice and abstain from judgment, or do we continue to judge others, often wrongly?
Clarisse aids Montag to think for himself and see the beauty and problems of the world. Clarisse is Montag's new 17 year old neighbor. She seems to be considered an odd outcast because she would rather enjoy nature outside than sit inside and watch TV. Clarisse is astute to Montag. The conversation she has with Montag helps Montag look at people differently. “I like to watch people. Sometimes I ride the subway all day and look at them and listen to them, I just want to figure out
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture was an educated former slave and soldier of the king that would eventually lead the revolution against French rule in Saint-Domingue. The prime objective of Toussaint’s letter to the Directory of France was to end colonial tyranny and declared an end to slavery in Saint-Domingue (Haiti) by utilizing the language of freedom and equality in reminisce of the French revolution. Toussaint fiercely pursued the abolition of slavery, as his letter warned the Directory of France against the reinstatement of slavery. Although Toussaint was captured in 1802 and executed in 1803 by the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte, his movement lived on. The French ultimately failed to recapture the island of Saint-Domingue, declaring the independent state of Haiti in 1804.
Killing Us Softly IV is a film that discusses the effects of how women are portrayed through advertisement. Jean Kilbourne, looks deeper into the relationship between the women in advertisement and our society’s acceptance of sexual harassment and assault of women. The video also discusses the social and economic consequences of the media’s depictions of women today.
A selfless act is good but good is not an act done for recognition. To Nathan, part of friendship is giving of oneself without receiving. The Templar shows his selflessness when Nathan offers the Templar riches for rescuing his daughter from a fire, but the Templar declines any praise with anti-Semitic insults, “Permit what, Jew?” (211). The Templar’s refusal, although harsh, seemed to affirm the goodness Nathan saw in the young man, “A modest greatness would hide behind the monstrous, merely to escape admiration” (212). The lengths the Templar went to in order to save a life is a testament in itself of his goodness, far more powerful than his insults, "I find it strange that such an ugly spot [on Templar’s robe], soiled by the fire, bears better witness than a man’s own lips” (212).
The fantastical recounts of the so-called barbaric religion from the perspective of white males was certainly a captivating read. Both Forbes and St. John managed to take a complex and alluring religion and simplify it so that it could be digested by the horrified general “civilized” public. St. John’s portrayal of Vaudoux, or as it is known today as Voodoo, gave the religion a distinctly appalling feel through his descriptions of various instances of ritualistic sacrifices and cannibalism that came afterward. Coupled with his overt distaste for non-white Haitians his work is compelling for all the wrong reasons. Cannibalism is something that has never really crossed my mind before as anything other than morally and ethically wrong, I was surprised
Philosophy has been around for a very long time, and there are many famous philosophers that have created theories that we now use today. During the early 1900’s a very famous philosopher was born that we know as Jean Paul Sartre. He was born in 1905, a year the wars broke out. Jean was the only child as the parents of Jean Babtiste Sartre and Anne Marie Schweitzer. His father was a very well known officer in the Navy. His father died while he was still a child. He then went and grew up with his grandfather. He started studying at the École Normale Supérieure in1924 and then graduated in 1929. During his schooling he received his doctorate in Philosophy. A couple years later he became a Professor of Philosophy at Le Havre in 1931. He then taught at the Lycée Pasteur located in Paris from 1937 until 1939. When he was done teaching in 1939 he was drafted into the French army. In the French army he served as a meteorologist. While his time serving he was captured by the German troops in 1940. He was captured and had to serve nine months as a prisoner. His time as a prisoner he spent writing. After he was released and returned to the city, Sartre and many other writers joined with a group which was known as underground group Socialisme et Liberté. The group did not in fact last long, but Sartre decided to continue with his writing in place of participating in active resistance. Shortly after theories and writing he published two of his writings he had been working on. They are famously known as “Being and Nothingness” and “The Flies and No Exit”.
Local and state reformers helped in many ways to improve neighborhoods, reorganize government, and better working conditions. Robert M. La Follette helped with the labor reform in supporting legislation in their decisions with the reform. Follette helped direct legislation to have equal taxes and railroad regulations.
They don’t question the workings of society and don’t care for the truth. Montag loved to “see things burned, see things blackened and changed.” (3) He was ignorant of the effects his actions created. He burns books and has a good time doing it. But when he meets Clarisse he sees something he has never seen before. Clarisse represents innocence and naivete in a society where the people blindly accept government policy and are in constant search of thrills and gratification. Clarisse refuses to accept the values set forth by society and this scares Montag, but he tries not to think much of it. However when Montag is called to the house of the old lady along with the rest of the crew, he is confronted by the desire to keep books not destroy them. When the old lady is burned, Montag realizes that books may hold something of value and this information makes it impossible for him to work or live in ignorance anymore. After
Clarisse is a distinct contrast towards the people in society. She seems lively and unrealistic in this dull, robotic society, due to her old and traditional beliefs, as opposed to the rest of society who is sucked into its ideas and agrees with their way of living. Clarisse loves watching the rain and tasting it on her lips. She takes time to notice the flowers, watch birds, and collect butterflies. In Montag’s second meeting, the two of them find a dandelion and Clarisse tells Montag of rubbing it under the chin. Clarisse remarks, “If it rubs off, it means I’m in love.” (22) Clarisse even values superstition; something that is completely against this society. Since she is tremendously incompatible with this civilization, they regard her as strange and different. She is even forced to visit a psychiatrist for her abnormal and unpractical behavior, but in truth, she symbolizes youth, question, innocence...
Firstly, Camus juxtaposes the stories of Meursault and the Czechoslovakian man to create a presage of the denouement of Meursault. The Czechoslovakian man undergoes major life changes, and this ultimately leads to his demise. He goes to make a better life for himself, and he returns to his village with riches in wealth and in family. Unrecognizable to them, the Czechoslovakian man returns to his mother and sister, and he decides to play a simple joke “of taking a room” and “he had shown off his money” (80). This trick ends when “during the night his mother and sister had beaten him to death…in order to rob him” (80). The Czechoslovakian man’s newfound courage results in obstinacy. Contrastingly, until Meursault commits his crime of murder, his life appears nearly painfully simple. ...
Leonardo Da Vinci and Apelles were ancient European artists who became well know by portraying literature, history, wealth, and personal beliefs of either Christians or Pagans in their work. Leonardo Da Vinci was a popular Renaissance artist that expressed his religion through his interpretation of an event in the New Testament. Apelles painted famous Greek artwork of gods and goddesses to illustrated his Pagan beliefs. Sculptures of his showed a variety of traditions that focused on religious practices during the classical period of the Greeks. Future artists were influenced by how Leonardo Da Vinci and Apelles’s work exaggerated the culture of eastern civilizations.
In the General Prologue of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Sergeant or Man of Law is portrayed as any lawyer might be. Chaucer notes in his opening lines about the Man of Law that he is “wise,” “well endowed with superior qualities and keen practical sense,” and “judicious and with much dignity,” which are all justifiable qualities of a good lawyer. Chaucer, therefore, creates a believable and realistic character with his descriptions. However, when the Man of Law tells his tale, a Christian Romance about Dame Custance, it may seem to be a tale more appropriate for a more religious pilgrim to tell, such as the prioress. Despite the apparent mismatch of the tale to its teller, the manner in which the Man of Law tells his tale greatly reflects his character.