HW # 2 First comments (existentialism)

Dear Alicia,

This blog post has definitely been the best of all the ones I have read from both Manley’s class and Andy’s class (finnaly a blog post that’s 100% readable). This post gave me a whole new perspective at which to observe existentialism that I hadn’t even heard in the very very long English Class discussions.

I liked how your blog seemed to flow from the topics of authority, to parent child relation, and finnaly individualism. I liked what you said in the 2nd paragraph, “no one can really enforce ‘ethical’ behavior or ‘code of action’ for anyone but themselves.” This really put into perspective the “ by the book” way people use authority over one another but when you reach the age where you now have the authority you do not have to follow that code of action.

Your final statement out of paragraph # 2 really exemplified how one should live their life, “we can only be happy if we set out to be.” Every individual should have the freedom to be happy, and there are many different ways people will interpret realizing their own true happiness.

After reading your third paragraph about how you can not fully connect with your parents on a specific level, I almost thought you were secretly wishing you maybe have a twin to have someone to relate with. But, after reading your final paragraph you justified your reasons for placing that statement earlier in the post by saying, “who would really want someone being identical to the way you are? Doesn’t comparisons and disagreements make life more interesting”? I’m sure after reading that statement that it would “hit home” too many people who play this game of life way too safely and cannot seem to break out of their shells to embrace the realistic freedom that they have.

Sorry for being so long winded but your post offered up a lot to say. Also, another sign of a great writer is that you were able too start and end with a similar statement to leave the reader (me) thinking. Please build off of this post. Can’t wait for what you have to say next.