Sunday, January 30, 2011
blog 4
Well my thoughts what I've read so far in the novel are very...negative? Not so much negative as I am confused and bored with it. So far I have noticed a few things about this novel that set it apart from other books I have read in the past. Numerous short sentaces like " I was sitting on the bed" make it hard to read the novel without constant pausing and wondering, why even have that sentance? So far the characters are pretty dry and theres really not much action going on. The main character did'nt really even care when his mom died and does'nt really seem to care about anything at all. He is very individualistic like a existentialist and obviousely we have already seen a case of death and how our character handled that. I know that the book will be getting more interesting as it goes on because of the murder but as of right now it is still confusing me and most of it seems pretty random.
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Eric- I know what you mean about the short sentences. I feel like it is hard to get into the rhythm of the novel with such short sentences. Can you speak more to what makes the main character an existentialist? How is he an individual? Be more specific and go into greater detail.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dr. Hogenkamp III because I have found myself wandering off throughout the reading. It is written with very dry language and fails to grab my attention. However, when viewed as a whole, it is a decent work.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree about the sentences and why even include them. Also concerning how Meursault dealt with his mom's death, he did view it from an existentialst point and at a time even said that 'there is no cure for old age' - definitely seeming like he agrees that the only certainty is death. However, I don't think you can blame Meaursault all that much for not being as emotional during his mom's death because he never really even had a connection with her and couldn't care for, and ultimately couldn't find the motivation to even visit her every now and then - kind of already leaving her in the past a while ago.
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