Absurdism In Endgame

Similar to William Golding’s idea of mankind, William James, who was an American philosopher, had the idea that, “We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” This idea transfers nicely to William Goldings’ book, Lord of the Flies, which follows British boys who have been stranded on a deserted island, and now must survive, using their surroundings, as well as their wit. However, it isn’t all smooth sailing for the boys, and eventually almost all of them become savage-like, and disconnected from the outside world. The conch, and the mask are both important symbols in the book, that demonstrate how the boys turn from innocent school-boys to unforgiving beasts, capable of evil.

William Goldning’s Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel where literary techniques are utilized to convey the main ideas and themes of the novel. Two important central themes of the novel includes loss of civilization and innocense which tie into the concept of innate human evil. Loss of civilization is simply the transition from civilization to savagery; order to chaos. The concept of loss of innocense is a key concept to innate human evil because childhood innocense is disrupted as the group hunted animals and even their own. Through the use of literary techniques these ideas are seen in the passage where Simon confronts the “Lord of the Flies.”

We, human beings feel distinctly unique, individual and most importantly, unmistakably superior due to our exclusive intelligence. This is why we, as a society, tend to look down on other types of life-forms, insect or animal, as they do not possess that desired intellect. Yet, Lewis Thomas, in his opinion essay “On Societies as Organisms”, argues that human society has much to learn from the communal accomplishment of other life-forms. The author effectively conveys this main idea through his use of analogy, enumeration of examples and through his level of language.

Hans is in a very hostile position, at that point. His actions are being frowned upon, and yet Rudy and Liesel seem to help him immediately, without even thinking twice. “When Liesel and Rudy made it through and helped Hans to his feet, there were so many voices. Words and sunlight. That’s how she remembered it. The light sparkling on the road and the words like waves, breaking on her back. Only as they walked away did they notice the bread sitting rejected on the street.” This quote symbolizes a very important meaning: no matter how hard you try to be fair and just, you might not always achieve what you want, i think that is what the rejected piece of bread signifies. In a way, the author makes the reader think about their own life for a second, which helps them to better connect with the story. Although, Hans did a kind deed, he had to repent for it. The only thing he got was help from Rudy and Liesel. Although, in the end help from Rudy and Liesel didn’t change things very much, it is not always the outcome that matters, but it is the thought, and in this case Rudy and Liesel definitely had the

Ender's Game is author Orson Scott Card's best-known work. The novel has sold over one million copies and is published worldwide (Whyte). The novel won the Hugo and Nebula award in 1986; science fiction’s most prestigious writing awards (University of Utah). In summary, the plot of the novel is a story about a young child, Ender Wiggin, taken away from his family by the International Fleet (a world order devoted to protecting the planet from space invaders) in order to train him to be a military genius to defend the human race from an alien species (Buggers) that has already attacked Earth twice. At the end of the novel Ender kills the entire bugger race but does not know it until after the

What is the meaning of life? According to Chris McCandless living free and not conforming to the natural way of life is the meaning to life, as shown in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Similar to Chris McCandless, Ralph Emerson believes that following your dreams and making your own trail is the meaning of life according to his short story “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Emerson. The purpose of man's existence is to avoid conformity and following one's own instincts and ideas.

When some think of the word “insanity,” they think of crazy people, with impossible ideas and strange thoughts, perhaps people with a different way of thinking than most people do. However, what does one define as morally insane? Does the list just include cannibalism, does it extend to cold-blooded murder? In “The Most Dangerous Game,” also known by “The Hounds of Zaroff,” a short story by Richard Connell, the antagonist, General Zaroff can be perceived as insane. This is because the protagonist, Sanger Rainsford, discovers that Zaroff hunts humans for sport. However, I believe that General Zaroff is not insane, for multiple reasons. Three reasons are: clear thinking, lack of symptoms pointing to insanity, and Zaroff’s reaction at the end of the short story.

Finding the meaning of life has been an endeavor undertaken by countless philosophers with almost no uniformity from their answers. Ranging from promises of eternal life, to the belief that life has no meaning at all, Albert Camus, a French philosopher, offers his own unique view on the matter. In Camus’ novel The Stranger, he uses the beach scene where Meursault, the main character, kills an Arab in order to signify that life definitely has a meaning at times, albeit with absurd implications.

When the film is considered from the lense of Karl Marx’s conflict theory you see a similar struggle for stability. Conflict theory, which is looking society as a competition for resources fits the example of the ants and their conflict with the grasshoppers. The resource of power, food, and time is used against the ants. The ants within the colony are also affected

The second act focuses on Seurat’s descendent, and his focus on being a successful artist. This new George has both the same and opposite problem

"Nowadays the plays' meaning is usually blurred by the fact that the actor plays to the audiences hearts. The figures portrayed are foisted on the audience and are falsified in the process. Contrary to present custom they ought to be presented quite coldly, classically and objectively. For they are not matter for empathy; they are there to be understood and politely added

This was revisited in the second book with the rats, it was a concept that was originally very hard for me to grasp. Imagine if the entirety of the human conscience could be compared to the intelligence of, say an ant... No, a more accurate example would be a mosquito. Mosquitos have no real purpose, no true function on this planet and yet, they continue to live. A fact which we as “holier than thou”humans often despise, yet are we not the same? Humans have no preordained purpose despite those we choose to construct, in fact from any outside perspective, not only is there no reason for our existence, but there are far too many negative repercussions our enduring has caused to counteract this hypothetical reason for life. So, what? What if the only reason for our existence is we got lucky on a lump of dirt 150 million kms from the sun? What if there is no reason for life, and if so why do we continue to live? Throughout the book these questions are continuously uprooted and are never truly answered. But I believe that is the point. We automatically sympathise with our young protagonists, however we still cannot truly support their plight. For if we cannot answer those questions, how can we say that The Others conquest of earth is not just and why do we continue to hope for the eventual triumph of the humans? The Others, aware of this situation, often mock the humans on

Many years ago, Charles Darwin introduced a theory that we humans are a species which evolved from animals that have inhabited the Earth for many years, and he believed that we were civilized, intelligent, and logical life forms for these very reasons. In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding there is a prominent theme of good versus evil which reveals that maybe humans are not the civilized human beings that they were said to be. William Golding carefully netted this theme with his utilization of literary device such as his symbolism. Golding uses this simple story of English boys stranded on an inhabited island to illustrate how destructive humans can be when implanted in a impoverished environment where they

The tangled web of relationships that connect each character in this story are what drive Congreve's play forward. With each past affair (or current) affair that

“Life has to be given a meaning because of the obvious fact that it has no meaning.” Henry Miller