Katelyn+S

3. The reason the poem is modernist poem is because of some of the phrases that state do i dare disturb the universe [the love song by J] and other quotes similar. The reason why that helps explain the poem is because when the French philosophers were coming up with new ideas to defy tradition. That was his train of thinking because he was thinking about how he was alienated from society and that connects to how modernism worked too. Alienation is when they for example during the Industrial Revolution got rid of the farmers and relied more on factories. Their rights and individualism got taken just from and I think that is the reason because he does not fit in with society so he feels alienated. Other examples is how it says I am no prophet and here's no greater matter I have seen the eternal footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.[ the love song by j 2] This explains how the philosophers were not prophets but were just regular people looking for change in society and hoping for people to conform to their ways. They just wanted the church not to control everything because they wanted everyone to be equal like stated in the Declaration of Independence [notes 1]. They were looking to get people more modern even though they had to sacrifice individuality. This poem should be considered modernism because of those points and several other found in the poem.

Katelyn Stephens

4. The definition of existentialism is existing because of acts of freedoms. That means that when you have acts of freedoms like fairs bluer how he skipped school, took his parents car, and had freedom from his normal routine [fairs bluer movie]. He committed an act of freedom which made it exist outside of the normal everyday routine and gave himself freedom from it. Just like he had an essence of just mostly he was human but did not exist yet because of the lack of freedom. The act gives people that feel of having freedom where they can do anything without restrictions. Just like descartes said I think therefore I exist he proved the point because he was already living but with that simple act of freedom he became existing outside of the normal I think then that makes me exist. The acts of freedom make people feel like they fit in and exist without that feeling of alienation any more. Alienation happens before people find out through freedom they believe they exist and fit in society better.

Katelyn Stephens