Catarina Sousa
Mr. Perez
AP English
11/14/11
Existentialism
“The idea that I am born into a particular time, place, family, and economic environment is absurd,” is one idea of Existentialism that I completely disagree with. I, in particular, have always thought I was meant to live in the 1920s. I see that era in time, and it’s just not a liking, it’s a feeling of belonging. I believe God put us in this certain time and era to meet people that will shape us into becoming the real us. For example, people are placed in either a big city with busy streets, local farms to help the family business, or a typical suburb with more drama than MTV. You act how you act because of your surroundings. There are certain people you call “family” that you were brought up to believe that they will always be there. It’s true for most, but some learn the hard way that they have to rely on themselves; those people tend to be more independent. That family should be able to support you in most cases, but if you were brought up in the 1930’s when the great depression hit, you would rather buy food than new shoes. In this age in time, we are selfish and greedy, but take it back to 40 years ago and we were all about peace and love. Basically, each era was filled with people whom saw themselves differently than others, but now we find a connection between all of them. We categorize them as a “type” rather than individuals, which I think was caused by living in the 2000’s, we don’t see uniqueness anymore, we see everything as a whole, which I have trouble understanding if it’s a good technique or perhaps not.