I believe a topic that seemed significant for further discussion is the existentialist philosophy. In existentialism it is believed that people wish to make sense of life, but their desire for logic is futile because the true meaning of life is a meaning in which we cannot understand. As a result of our inability to comprehend this meaning, we become forced to define our own meanings, meaning the individual defines everything. Along with having no meaning, life has no value, since value is a concept that is human made, which means value is determined by the individuals existance. Existentialism also says that humans are the only species to define themselves through living, and because without life there is no meaning, people should fight for their lives. A final belief in existentialism is that culture forces members of society to participate in unnecessary obligations of society.
I think that the idea of existentialism is significant in the literature we are studying because in the theatre of the absurd play "Waiting for Godot" it is seen so prominently. It can be seen in that the play follows no logical plot, but instead defines every aspect of the play in the moment, with it not making any connection with other moments throughout the play.
Existentialism also seems to be significant to the idealology of people in society today. For example, I believe that most of our society yearns to make sense of life, yet without success. Another example is seen as value is determined by the individual in that monetary values are decided by people. A third example is that most people will fight for their lives, bmembers of society to ecause outside of life there is no meaning. It is also seen that culture forces members of society to participate in unnecessary social obligations, such as people attending parties when they would really rather spend that time elsewhere.
