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Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
Captain! We do not know what we want, and yet we are responsible for what we are.
These are both two examples of existentialism because both involve making choices and consequences. In the first quote it is all about the choices you make involving what you have. The second quote revolves around being responsible for one's actions.

the Outsider.
Stranger (denotative meaning) -
1.a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
5.a person who is not a member of the family,group,community, or the like,as a visitor or guest
The connotative meaning in my opinion is an unknown person who one has never seen or spoken to before, and ordinary person on the street.
nothing happened. Another example is when he has no remorse for killing a man and really no reason for killing him either, which no "normal" person would do.

The English publication of the Stranger has a different connotation than the British publication under the name of the Outsider.
Stranger (denotative meaning) -
1.a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
2.a new comer in a place or locality:
3.an outsider
4.a person who is unacquainted with or unaccustomed to something
5.a person who is not a member of the family,group,community, or the like,as a visitor or guest
The connotative meaning in my opinion is an unknown person who one has never seen or spoken to before, and ordinary person on the street.
I believe that the British publication of the work because and stranger can be anyone but as the reader starts to read the story the main character is more of an outsider than a stranger. Meursault is more strange than he is a stranger. However under the denotative meaning of the stranger there is the word outsider, so they may be synonyms they do not have the same connotative meaning. For example Meursault's mannerisms reveal how he would be considered an outsider. For example he does not express emotion at his mother's funeral and then carries on with his life like nothing happened.

Existentialism is a series of choices and responsibility. People have to make choices and the acceptance of consequences and the path taken. Jackson Pollock is an existential artist because he tries to break out of the mold of traditional art and create his own path. His creative process involves making and designing something that has never been done before, and as an effect he accepts the criticism and owning up to his work. Jackson Pollock's art and existentialism began it's rootsaround the same time period so both were new concepts trying to define themselves.

Sisyphus’ punishment
as a metaphor for modern society. How does this
relate to the concept of “The problematic
statement relate to the “Myth of Sisyphus” essay
This statement relates to his essay because Camus talks about the sorrow the the cognizance of Sysphus as he walks back down the mountain to roll the boulder back up the mountain. Watching the rock roll down the hill after pushing it back up would probably account for the suffering.
How does Camus define the “absurd hero”?
Identify an example and explain how Mersault fits
Camus’ definition of an absurd hero.
What comment does Camus make about
suicide?
Using Camus’ metaphor to understand how you
live your own life, explain how you go about
pushing your own rock?

Explain how Camus uses Sisyphus’ punishment
as a metaphor for modern society. How does this
relate to the concept of “The problematic
existence of modern man?
Camus uses the myth to explain modern society and the problematic existence of man because he shows that modern society keeps repeating itself over and over and modern man working is doing the same tasks over and over again without different results and without progressing and further.
In his presentation speech for the Nobel Prize
for Literature the Permanent Secretary of the
Swedish Academy stated, “For Camus, the
essential thing is no longer to know whether life is
worth living but how one must live it, with the
share of suffering it entails. How does this
statement relate to the “Myth of Sisyphus” essay
This statement relates to his essay because Camus talks about the sorrow the the cognizance of Sysphus as he walks back down the mountain to roll the boulder back up the mountain. Watching the rock roll down the hill after pushing it back up would probably account for the suffering.

Biographical/Historical Criticisms
both lonely.
Psychological Criticisms
have morals.
Feminist Criticisms
and stories.
Archetypal Criticisms
The archetypal characters that are present in the Metamorphosis are the Good Mother/ Sister because she is the one who takes care of Gregor when he turns into a bug. Other archetypes that are present are the fact that Gregor is a bug and that represents pesky and gross.

Biographical/Historical Criticisms
The stressful situations and tensions between Gregor and his father is reflective of Franz Kafka's relationship of his disapproving father. In addition when Kafka writes about Gregor's job as a traveling salesman, and describes it as miserable it could be Kafka writing about the miseries that he experienced as a insurance agent. In addition Kafka's failed relationships could be illustrated in the Metamorphosis when Gregor's only female relationship is with a women he ripped out of a magazine, showing that both Kafka and Gregor are both lonely.
Psychological Criticisms
Kafka could have gotten his tendencies for Gregor to lean towards his mother with an Oedipus Complex, because Kafka himself leaned more towards his mother because his father disapproved of him. In addition I believe that the bug Gregor turns into is his id, because animals and insects are more primal that their human counterparts and don't have morals.
Feminist Criticisms
Feminist criticisms, are that Gregor and then the father are depicted as the breadwinner, which shows a sexist society towards men. Also the women in the book, being Gregor's mother and his sister Grete, are the loving and caring ones, which is stereotypically how women are depicted in books and stories.
Archetypal Criticisms
The archetypal characters that are present in the Metamorphosis are the Good Mother/ Sister because she is the one who takes care of Gregor when he turns into a bug. Other archetypes that are present are the fact that Gregor is a bug and that represents pesky and gross.

Frankenstein Rough DraftEssay
In the novel Frankenstein, A Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly, she addresses many controversial issues about creation, sciences, morality, and consequences. However, when Victor Frankenstein creates his monster and it comes alive he believes that he has constructed an abominable to the human race. As soon as the being wakes Frankenstein abandons it, because he cannot face or cope with his creation. Victor immediately assumes that his creature is an evil beast, but contrary to this idea the nameless creation is not evil in nature and possesses what every human has; a soul. The being may not be human but has a soul because he emits the qualities of a human being; these are the moral or emotional nature of a being or identity, the essence of a human, and the intensity or energy that radiates from a high functioning creature.
When Victor Frankenstein makes the supernatural being, he gives it a soul, the composition of a soul was up to the being, but a determining factor of a soul would be emotional and moral identity that is parallel to humans. The individual’s soul is revealed when he rescues the small girl from the river. This shows compassion and morals for helping the weak and helpless that cannot help themselves. His emotional side is expressed when he approaches the mountains and he says, “ I felt emotions of gentleness and pleasure…I allowed myself to become borne away by them; and, …Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks”(101, Shelly). The creature conveys how he is so moved by the awe, peacefulness, and loveliness of nature it moves him to tears. This is an example of irony because such an unattractive giant can cry about beauty, when he himself does not posses any physical beauty. However this is only one example of the creation expressing his emotions and just like any other human he has fits of rage, lulls of happiness, jealousy, and even sympathy towards people who have more them him like the cottagers. These qualities demonstrate that he has an emotional and moral identity that is part of what a soul is composed of.
The creature has a soul because another part of what a soul is made of is the essence or the nature of a human, which he reveals that he has. The creation has the essence of a human being because he has the same qualities, these are desires, needs, cognitive thinking, and emotions. In fulfilling his emotions, the individual has desires, such as a female counterpart, a sense of belonging, and being loved. In addition the creature, like humans, has needs like food, water, and shelter on a basic level, and then on an internal level the living being needs love and nurturing. Another trait that makes an essence of a being is cognitive thinking, which the living being demonstrates when he reads, talks, and comprehends concrete and abstract ideas. This is shown when the living being reads Paradise Lost and then relates parts of it back to his own life. When the creation reads, “Did I request thee, Maker from my Clay/ To mold me man? Did I solicit thee/ From darkness to promote me?” (Milton). This is an example where the creation uses cognitive thinking and then is able to relate it to himself with his emotions. From this quote he relates to the character Adam from Paradise Lost and questions why he was made and he wonders if it could have been better if he were not created. The being’s essence is indicated when the being expresses his feelings, desires, needs and his cognitive thinking, because these are qualities that humans have.
The final portion of what makes a soul and that the creation displayed is intensity and energy, which can be seen in spurts of emotions that the individual shows. The first example of his intensity and energy is when the cottagers left and in a fit of rage he set fire to the cottage and surrounding yard. His emotions must have gotten to him when he realized that he was the cause of their sudden move, but also that they were the closest thing he had to protection and family, since these were the people who taught him everything that he knew. This intensity and anger was most likely directed toward himself for making the De Lacy family move and it was shown in an outward fashion with the burning of the cottage. In addition when the creature confronted Victor Frankenstein and demanded a female counter part that he felt she would give him what he did not receive because he was neglected. When the being made his case to Frankenstein there was an intensity to him since a female mate was the only thing he wanted in the entire world and what he thought he deserved because every other living creature has a mate. Finally when the individual saved the little girl from the river, and his reward for his good deed was to be yelled at and then shot, and caused the being to be outraged because, he realized that whether he did good acts or bad, humans would still respond in the same manor towards him due to his appearance. In his outburst he proclaims, “I had saved a human being from destruction, and as a recompense I now writhed under the miserable pain of a wound which shattered the flesh and bone” (101 Shelly). This energy reveals anger for a race that will not accept him, a creator that abandoned him, and that this would be the reaction of humans who saw him. The living being’s energy may seen as negative and upset because of what has happened to him, but he does radiate and energy.
The creation does not consider himself human, but that does not mean he does not possess what humans have, a soul. The living being demonstrates that he does have soul because he exhibits an emotional and moral identity, as essence of being, and intensity and energy. These are components of a soul that are conveyed throughout the novel. Though the being might be denied of his human rights, but he will not be denied a soul. The monster Victor Frankenstein thinks that he has created, turns out to be more human-like because through his actions and emotions he reveals that he does have a soul due to his moral emotional identity, essence, and energy. The creation is an example of how non-human creatures can have souls and that appearance is not reflected on inside. `

Frankenstein Rough Draft