No Exit Blog Topics for W 4/13 & F 4/15

"Hell is other people"--Jean-Paul Sartre

In your responses, be sure to use references and quotes from the play itself to support your opinions.

For Wednesday 4/13/16
Period 5
Group 1:  How is TIME, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 2:  How is DEATH, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 3:  How is EXISTENCE, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 4:  How is FREEDOM, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 5:  How is INDIVIDUALITY, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?

Period 7
Group 1:  How is TIME, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 2:  How is DEATH, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 3:  How is EXISTENCE, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?
Group 4:  How is FREEDOM, as a philosophical topic, represented in the play?

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For Friday 4/15/16
Period 5
Group 1:  Is Sartre's depiction of hell really hellish? Is it all that bad?
Group 2:  What is the role of sight/vision/eyes in the play?
Group 3:  Try to make sense of Estelle's comment: "When I can't see myself I begin to wonder if I really and truly exist.
Group 4:  What do you make of Inez' statement; "One always dies too soon--or too late.  And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up.  You are--your life, and nothing else" (43).
Group 5:  Who is/are the torturer's?

Period 7
Group 1:  Is Sartre's depiction of hell really hellish? Is it all that bad?
Group 2:  What is the role of sight/vision/eyes in the play?
Group 3:  Try to make sense of Estelle's comment: "When I can't see myself I begin to wonder if I really and truly exist.
Group 4:  What do you make of Inez' statement; "One always dies too soon--or too late.  And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it, ready for the summing up.  You are--your life, and nothing else" (43).

Blog Post for Monday 4/11/16

For Monday, April 11, 2016
These questions are from the sheet you discussed today in groups--so if you are thinking, "Hey, these look familiar!,"you are right!  Be sure to include evidence from the story to support your responses.

Period 5
Group 1:  Choose ONE of the following characters and discuss his or her symbolic significance in the novel:  Meursault, The Arab, The Priest, Marie.

Group 2:  Choose ONE of the following characters and discuss his or her symbolic significance in the novel:  Raymond, Salamano (and his dog), Maman, The Robot Woman.

Group 3:  As an outsider looking in on Mersault, what reasons for the events do YOU see? Why do you think the events (of the crime) unfold as they do?

Group 4:  Do you think Meursault ever felt remorse for his crime?

Group 5:  What do you think is the most impactful/important quote of the ENTIRE novel in terms of existential philosophy?  Include this quote at the beginning of your response, then explain your reasoning.

Period 7
Group 1: Choose one of the following characters and discuss his or her symbolic significance in the novel:  Meursault, The Arab, The Priest, Marie.

Group 2:  Choose ONE of the following characters and discuss his or her symbolic significance in the novel:  Raymond, Salamano (and his dog), Maman, The Robot Woman.

Group 3:  As an outsider looking in on Mersault, what reasons for the events do YOU see? Why do you think the events (of the crime) unfold as they do?

Group 4:  What do you think is the most impactful/important quote of the ENTIRE novel in terms of existential philosophy?  Include this quote at the beginning of your response, then explain your reasoning.