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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Practice Essay

Jose Sagrero
12-1-13
Period 3
 
Practice Essay
 
          The world is filled with many different people, two examples would include: those who strive for adventure and excitement and those who look for solitude and seclusion. The adventurous side of the people would very much enjoy having a new challenge to conquer and overcome. Those that seek solitude would very much rather like to avoid anything that would force them to be open to discovering something new. When we compare authors like Plato and Sartre we find that their writing styles seem to contrast very accurately.
         
          Plato is a literary genius that seems to never go away despite his literature being fairly old, the genius comes from his work being related to more modern times. He is viewed as a more adventurous author because his characters are always in a situation where the are learning, An example is the freed slave form his allegory of the cave, where we see this slave experience the world even after years of him being secluded. In a new situation h would know that this is an opportunity for him to learn. This is how his character was portrayed, as a person seeking more things to learn. The tone used would be very optimistic and full of excitement because this opportunity is very beneficial for a learning experience. This character is an example of Plato always wanting to expand his horizons with his characters.

          Sartre is also another author who was able to cause a stir with his literature, which was thought to be hypocritical and contradicting. He made his characters very cautious of others. For example in his "No Exit" his characters were very displeased with their situations and did not want to communicate with the other two. Estelle would be a loose example because she does not want the others to know why she is there. She would not want to learn new things because then it would make her come closer to revealing the truth about her life. But, as shown in the play she would eventually open up to the others about why she is there. This would be a loose example because she would seem timid at first but eventually confident enough to show who she really is.

         Plato and Sartre both know how to develop character to their liking, but they both do this with much contrast. Plato is all for being collaborative with other people, whereas Sartre is more focused on trying to be alone and avoid as much confrontation as possible. The freed slave in "Allegory of the Cave" would have a fairly difficult time collaborating with Estelle form "No Exit".