Sai's Blog Vol. 2

  While The  Stranger explores the application of indifference in the form of  Meursault , it seems like the book is mainly critical of such  types of thinking, as we see how  Meursault  is affected by his world view to the point in which he is in prison. It is apparent  from  the start of the novel  that  Meursault  does not harbor serious feeling toward Maman as he does not remember when she died, being more annoyed at the rays of the sun rather than focusing on  the procession. His relationship with Marie is one-sided as  Meursault  does not have strong feelings about getting married and onl y notes her features while Marie is interested in a marriage between her and  Meursault. He gets into  prison   for killing an  Arab,  but he seems to be more preoccupied with the legal consequences rather than the moral one.   The point in which we see how the larger public views Meursault is seen...

  In the  article we read last week, the author mainly promotes a “balance” between the idealistic standards of blinding optimism and heavy pessimism.  While I do believe that such a balance is indeed a standard to strive for, I feel like it is a lot more complicated to achieve than the article suggests.   One thing I want to contest is that some people are automatically “wired” to have an ideal perspective in optimism and pessimism. People do have their own perspectives, but  it is a lot more dynamic than suggested, as people will change their perspectives on a quick basis. One person who is usually optimistic can have a bad day, causing them  to be overly  pessimistic  in viewpoint for that duration of time, while a person who was previously pessimistic may have a change in world view and switch to be  optimistic . I believe that honoring  this balanced view of the world, while a good idea, is hard to strive for as reacting to suc...

             During the practice for the essay, I noticed how the Oscar Wilde passage critiqued Victorian society in that matters of quarrel were done o ver tea parties in the form of snide remarks. A main point they use against each other, specifically in how  one of the women made fun of her social status. Wilde most likely ac knowledges this in order to show how class dictated how you were treated in every facet in Victorian society,  despite the fact that  the notion of class was not relevant to the argument  they were having.   I think there are some parallels between the Victorian society that Wilde portrays with our current order of manners in the 21 st  century. While it is not as infl uential today like it was 200 years ago, there can still be discrimination in the societal bracket you take place in. Much of the premium trends, like fashion, are hitched on the idea that the pric e tag directly correlates with...