8th period: your question

I had to leave half day, so this question was already answered by period 2.  Here it is:

After your read chapters 1 and 2 of The Stranger, answer the following question:

What is Mersault's view of death and its rituals? In what ways does he see this as absurd?  How do you know this from his behavior during his mom's funeral? In what ways do the people at the home do "what is expected" when someone dies instead of perhaps what they really feel?

Do you think Mersault is sad about his mother's passing?  Why or why not?

Eternal Sunshine and Other Reminders

**I accidentally posted this on the freshman blog yesterday.  Sorry!

If you didn't finish watching Eternal Sunshine, please do.  A link to watch is here.

The quote that inspired the title, by the way, is by Alexander Pope. (Kirsten Dunst actually says it in the movie).

“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d”

Today, I gave you a calendar for our last novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus.

We also watched this(in 8th), which I felt again stressed our theme of the year: connection.

Please read the remainder of chapter 1 for tomorrow.

Rock