Daniel Terziev 20th century novel

       The conclusion of Meursault's case ended with the result of the death penalty by guillotine, which although I expected still left me frustrated. Meursault is without a doubt guilty and should be punished for his crimes, but I don't think that the death penalty is a fair punishment given the mental and emotional state he is in throughout the book. During the actual murder, for instance, he is clearly in a very chaotic mental state due to the physical distress he is experiencing, but just because it seems like a crazy explanation to the court it is completely discounted. Again when he is questioned about whether or not he feels remorse for his crimes, or sadness at his mother's death, the jury makes judgments based off of their idea of a typical person, which is not fair to do as Meursault is far from a typical person. He should not be judged for not feeling these emotions, as he seems almost physically unable to. Of course, I am not saying his actions should go...

The central conflict of Hemmingway's Novel “The Sun Also Rises”, is the relationship between Lady Brett Ashley and the protagonist Jake. Its ending however is left very open, and much like Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway”, we have no idea what will happen with these characters after the story ends. With the information we do have, however, we can at the very least get an idea about what direction their relationship might head into next. Here are some of the possibilities: Nothing Changes- at least notably. The events of this novel are very cyclical, so it would not be surprising if things just continued as they have been. Both the beginning and end of the book leave them in very similar places, with parallels such as Brett talking about how miserable she is and the car ride. Brett is still caught up on the idea of what she and Jake could have been, and overall I would say that she is not much better than she was at the start of the book. So the only way for Brett and Jake's cyc...