Connor+M

Connor Murphy
 * 1) The subject of Modernism has been brought up a number of times. Modernism is a new subject brought up in schools and collage. In my modernism class we have discussed this and I have a fairly good idea about what it is. Modernism is the subject of thought that brings up controversial issue in literature or other forms of expression. Some of the subjects is sex, drugs, killing and rape. The subject has shocked many people as that was not something that used to be talk about or read about. The movement has be gaining momentum for popularity between the 30’s to 70’s. Modernism however is not something that can be limited to a simple definition as it is continuing to grow.

3. The poem The Love Song of J is consider to be a modernist poem for various reasons including the word choice and interpreting. One of the lines that stick out at me is “ In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo.” This is by no means the only one I will discus, but I will start with it. In the room the women come and go” could very well mean the guys sees lots of women which was not talk about in that time. “Talking of Michelangelo” seems like they just ignored him and don’t care anything about him. The poem also talks about “half deserted streets” that could mean the industries that uniform the people are slowly taking over. The poem The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock does deal with much more over Modernism. Connor Murphy  4. If someone claims to be a modernist then they are likely to say that they are an Existentialist. Their are three rules or laws they must fallow to be an existentialist. The first rule is simply put the Fear of Freedom and all that goes with it. This means that if a person is free then the person will realize that a person are in a world that cares nothing about the person other than the people are in the way and need to be moved. The second rule to fallow is the rule of Anxiety. This rule states that we are responsible for the choices we must make in order to live and we must be completely separated from the world including our parents. The last rule states that we must give into despair. This does not mean go emo, but realize that we cannot depend on external objects to fulfill us with happiness. These are the rules that if someone says they are an existentialist then they must prove the rules to other people.