Purrp

1y

I thought it was boring

Bro0o0ses

1y

Did you know that purrp is actually also learning to speak Spanish

Like a Camillimane

1y

@Extraterrestrial @Echiham i went into the bookexpecting absurdism and a few other things because of what ET said. Meursault is clearly a nihilist and i think if there's an actual meaning/lesson from the book it's Camus shaming and condemning him and anyone like him (anti hero, loner, nihilist, directionless individuals). I didn't know if i was supposed to pardon him or feel sympathy for him but regardless i will and any reader i think will judge him which is the point of the entire book. Us the reader will attach meaning and look for answers throughout the book and especially towards the end of the second act after Meursault has committed a murder, even if Meursault thinks it's meaningless and insignificant. I think a redundant and too simplistic way to look at the book is to say Camus is saying life is meaningless therefore morality and principles can be left behind but i think he's just saying life has no objective meaning which can lead to a lack of morals in certain personalities. I think through the story itself he highlights people will regardless attach meaning to life and the choices we make and that morality and principles will have influence on how 1 person acts and responds to situations in life.

TLDR: meaning and morals are all subjective but that doesn't make them non existent or less important

Purrp

1y

I do speak Spanish actually just not always good !

Like a Camillimane

1y

@Extraterrestrial @Echiham i went into the bookexpecting absurdism and a few other things because of what ET said. Meursault is clearly a nihilist and i think if there's an actual meaning/lesson from the book it's Camus shaming and condemning him and anyone like him (anti hero, loner, nihilist, directionless individuals). I didn't know if i was supposed to pardon him or feel sympathy for him but regardless i will and any reader i think will judge him which is the point of the entire book. Us the reader will attach meaning and look for answers throughout the book and especially towards the end of the second act after Meursault has committed a murder, even if Meursault thinks it's meaningless and insignificant. I think a redundant and too simplistic way to look at the book is to say Camus is saying life is meaningless therefore morality and principles can be left behind but i think he's just saying life has no objective meaning which can lead to a lack of morals in certain personalities. I think through the story itself he highlights people will regardless attach meaning to life and the choices we make and that morality and principles will have influence on how 1 person acts and responds to situations in life.

TLDR: meaning and morals are all subjective but that doesn't make them non existent or less important

Purrp

1y

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THEREALHNDRXXFREE

1y

This makes me want u to read the book sounds interesting

e t

1y

Interesting. I see some of that. I got a different interpretation though. I took it as a commentary on society and how people will villainize someone over entirely absurd things. And felt it was still super relevant today. The whole trial and the lawyer saying that he must be guilty because “he didn’t cry at his mother’s funeral”. And how that was much more of the focus of the trial than the actual crime.

Society expected these things of him, and since he didn’t live up to societal expectation, he must be a horrible broken POS. Lot of parallels today with cancel culture and forcing people to use or not use specific words, etc. as the main deciding factor of whether they are a good person or not, despite it not actually being relevant to that.

Bro0o0ses

1y

Et after reading green eggs and ham: oh yeah I definitely can see how this relates to modern cancel culture. Take that liberals

EchiSlayyy

1y

My ktt is acting hella weird

Bro0o0ses

1y

Et after reading green eggs and ham: oh yeah I definitely can see how this relates to modern cancel culture. Take that liberals

e t

1y

Interesting. I see some of that. I got a different interpretation though. I took it as a commentary on society and how people will villainize someone over entirely absurd things. And felt it was still super relevant today. The whole trial and the lawyer saying that he must be guilty because “he didn’t cry at his mother’s funeral”. And how that was much more of the focus of the trial than the actual crime.

Society expected these things of him, and since he didn’t live up to societal expectation, he must be a horrible broken POS. Lot of parallels today with cancel culture and forcing people to use or not use specific words, etc. as the main deciding factor of whether they are a good person or not, despite it not actually being relevant to that.

e t

1y

Basically the book centers around two main plot points. 1. The main characters mom dies and he takes care of her funeral arrangements. 2. The main character kills someone and gets put on trial.

During the trial, the lawyer basically entirely ignores the murder, and convinces the jury that the main character deserves death because “he didn’t cry at his moms funeral” and “he drank coffee at the funeral home”

e t

1y

Basically the book centers around two main plot points. 1. The main characters mom dies and he takes care of her funeral arrangements. 2. The main character kills someone and gets put on trial.

During the trial, the lawyer basically entirely ignores the murder, and convinces the jury that the main character deserves death because “he didn’t cry at his moms funeral” and “he drank coffee at the funeral home”

Bro0o0ses

1y

Et after reading green eggs and ham: oh yeah I definitely can see how this relates to modern cancel culture. Take that liberals

BIG early

1y

let’s discuss 12 angry men

e t

1y

I’ve never seen it

BIG early

1y

read it and we’ll spin back to this

watching it doesn’t benefit as much as reading

it’s a small screenplay

Like a Camillimane

1y

i've seen the family guy parody episode

BIG early

1y

i think i slightly recall that, link it