Due before the AP Meeting on Thursday, 12/9
I don't have my book with me, but please read to the end of that section of text - I believe it is page 41.
Referring to what we talked about on Thursday, please find 3 typically held views of society or justice, and explain how our narrator twists those accepted norms into new, and frequently, antithetical concepts.
The example we talked about on Thursday was when he states that not all orphans and widows are innocent. He makes us realize that there are certainly frightening orphans and demented widows.
Please include the quotes and then explain the quotations.
There are several examples of twisted vies of society or justice in The Fall. First, the concept that quite a lot of criminals get away with their crime with the help of lawyers is what many people may overlook. Lawyers are supposed to be the protector of justice. However, Camus discusses how the lawyers manipulate the laws and save the criminals who rather deserve execution. The example of a manufacturer who kills his wife, because "the more virtues his wife manifested, the more vexed he became", yet defended by the lawyer reminds people of the flawed legal system where a few criminals don't receive proper judgement (Camus 19).
ReplyDeleteSecond example that Camus breaks the often held concept, is his manifestation in uselessness of friends. "Friendship is less simple. It is long and hard to obtain, but when one has it there's no getting rid of it; one simply has to cope with it" (Camus 31). Camus states how friendship is not rewarding and ultimate salvation from loneliness.
Lastly how people try to avoid tragedy, yet enjoy their agonies unveils the crooked human nature. Humans fear death yet embrace it and use it wisely. The example of sick, bereaved wife implies how people take advantage of their tragedy and love receiving sympathy and affection. "They need tragedy, don't you know; it's their little transcendence, their aperitif" (Camus 34). Although I haven't really thought of this humans' propensity to be 'sad', now I think of it, I agree with Camus. How relatives make their facade and show their 'compassion' towards the widow, how the widow 'thanks' the guests, all of these can be found in real life very often, yet go unnoticed by the most of people.