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4.Existentialism is way that some people feel about life. Existentialists believe that “Existence>Essence”(Soren Kierkegaard). This means that to exist is not enough and that you need to have essence, which is being yourself. They think that people need to give themselves meaning and live for themselves. Existentialists believe that individuals gain meaning through actions. Existentialists have a set of rules even though they believe you should live for yourself and not obey rules. This is kind of contradictory but that is how it is. I don’t believe existentialism is a good or normal way of life but people can live how they want. Justin Mantineo

3.The poem that we recently read in class is named “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock”. The poem is about a man that is alone but desires to have a woman to marry insead of one night stands. The poem is very modernist due to its tone. It is very sad and seems to have a grim outlook on life a good example of this is this quote “ Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets”. This quote means that the streets aren’t deserted but he looks as them as half deserted. This is like the expression “is the glass half full or half empty” the answer to this question can say a lot about one's outlook on life. He also uses descriptions like "sawdust restaurants" and and "restless nights" through out the poem. The poem is so modernist because of these types of expressions and word choices that are used throughout the poem. Justin Mantineo

1.Modernism is a type of literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres. This means that anything that is trying to break away from previous works is classified as modernism. This is because these artists or authors want to be different and more “modern” so they are changing the way they write. This has happened several times for example during World War II there was a lot of advancement in art and literature. There was a change of style and theme due to the outlook on the world at this time. However this would be considered modernism because they were trying to break away from the old style and create a new one. Modernism could also simply be defined as something that is modern as in “with the times”. This would just mean that they are writing in the current popular style or genre. Justin Mantineo