1. ROBERT FROST
Their existentialism mirrors the same lost faith and viewpoint on death that Hemingway lived by himself. The novel's heavy abuse of escapism paves the pathway for this condition of existentialism. ... This search for meaning and these feelings of emptiness and aimlessness reflect some of the principle ideas behind existentialism. ...
The Zoo Story not only tells of the alienation of man in modern society, but also reflects the philosophy of twentieth century existentialism. ... The Zoo Story is a classic example of how a man can feel existentialism in the world - how he can feel so lonely and desperate for recognition in society that can lead to the tragic result of his innocent death. ...
"The Outsider," also known as "The Stranger," is a novel by Albert Camus that was published in 1942. The novel is based on the life of Meursault – an Algerian who supposedly killed an Arab whom who he recognized while in French Algiers. Throughout the novel, Camus focuses strongly on the fundament...
For a while now I've been going through a long thought process wondering not "What is man? " but "What am I?- and where I belong in the garden maze known as life. My philosophy on all the topics that we've had in this course and those that I've experienced in my life are rather optimistic, hypocritical, and skeptical. I believe that human life is valued less than it should be, that it does have a meaning. ...
