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Foreign Literature, 1/17, Period 2

"Hello.

First, you all should have read much of "The Stranger" by Camus over the weekend. In class today, I would like you to pick one question from this study guide and respond to it, then discuss with your classmates and me.

For class on Thursday, please select at least one poem from Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal and compare different translations of it. We will talk about it and wrap the French unit early next week.

I am in my office after class for any questions."

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"Exactly. And that's Meursault's conflict within the novel, isn't it? He has that contrast between what he believes and what society expects of him, and it lead to his death."

Lowering his voice, he leans toward Sydney. "I have a question for you as my TA. Please stop by after class."

*Hamlet signs in and takes a seat. He scans over the question list before picking a question.*

I choose the question about what the magistrate wants to hear from Meursault at the beginning of the second part. Meursault had previously attended the funeral of his Mother at the beginning of the first part, and while like any good son he felt grieved at the loss of his Mother, he did not show any outward signs of grief. The Magistrate wishes for him to prove his filial sadness, and the reasons why he went on an outing to the beach the next day with a female companion, and why he fired four bullets into the Arab. Unlike myself, Meursualt is not one for introspection, and cannot answer the magistrate's questions. This upsets the magistrate greatly, and Meursualt's refusal to convert to Christianity only succeeds in angering the magistrate further.

"Thank you, Mr. Dane. Do you believe Meursalt's life might have been spared had he been more introspective?"

Nadia signs in and sits down, looking over the question sheet . . . and realizes with a start that what with the trip to New York and the planning of the great Ball Attack, she'd completely forgotten about doing her homework.

She quickly looked over the questions, trying to see if there was anything she could answer using the information she remembered from the study sheet, which she'd skimmed Thursday evening. She hesitantly raised her hand.

"Question two, about the old people judging him? He wasn't reacting to his mother's death the way everyone expected him to. He wasn't even willing to pretend to be upset, because he thought that would be dishonest, and he believed in honesty over . . . just about anything else. He was especially concerned about the older people, because they're so much closer to death, I think, and because they're more likely to be set in their ways and be afraid and judgemental of anything that seems different, or, well, strange to them."

God, she hoped she hadn't just sounded like an idiot. She wanted to do well, she really did, but hey, this was the first time she'd really been expected to do homework, she couldn't always remember it, could she?

If Dream can tell she hasn't done the reading, it doesn't show. "Thank you, Ms. Santos."

Elizabeth signs in and discusses ~~when her mun can form a coherent sentence at some time in the near future~~

Stop by, should you feel the urge.

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"Ah, yes. Thank you."

"During your interview for this position, we discussed the fact you speak Russian. Another student, Ms. Parker, wishes to study it. Would you be interested in providing tutoring to her once a week or thereabouts? It would be a great help to me."

[OOC: No pressure -- you can totally say no, if you don't have the time.]

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"Excellent. Thank you. Just let me know what arrangement you come to. The administrative policy is that she should check in once a week, whcih seems reasonable to me."

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Dream considers this for a minute, then: "That should be it for now. Do you have any questions for me?"

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"You are welcome, and thank you." Dream goes back to some papers on his desk as Sydney leaves.

Elizabeth waits until Sydney has finished, standing clutching at the book he gave her last week.

[OOC: Okay, so you know? I wasn't ignoring you, LJ JUST sent this to me.

It hates us.]

[[ooc: Doh! Don't worry; I've had a couple come through from weeks ago too *kicks LJ*]]

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