Self Discovery in Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Camus' The Outsider
In every society, it is important for individuals to adhere to a
set of principles in order to maintain order. In Dostoyevsky's Crime and
Punishment and Camus' The Outsider , however, both protagonists ignored the
values of their society. Raskolnikov and Meursault felt their own beliefs
were significant, and through their actions they were able to express them.
As a result, one man was judged as a social deviant, while the other man
suffered psychologically. Through dealing with this strife, Raskolnikov and
Meursault gained a better understanding of their values and personal worth.
In the beginning both men rejected the fundamental values of
society and formed their own ideologies. Raskolnikov, for instance,
believed that "we have to correct and direct nature. But for that, there
would never had been a single great man"1. In fact, he had written an
article titled "The psychology of a criminal before and after the crime".
It stated that 'ordinary' men live according to the law and exist only to
reproduce the human race, yet 'extraordinary' men may break laws "if in his
own conscience it is necessary to do so in order to better mankind"2.
Raskolnikov believed that indeed, he was an "extraordinary man"3, but like
Meursault, his beliefs were untested. As a result, he murdered an old
pawnbroker women in order to prove himself. Meursault, as well, acted
against the social norm. For example, even though it was expected of a son,
he did not show sorrow at his mother's funeral4. He did not think this was
shallow, however, he just refused to falsel...
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... was finally able to declare them.
Raskolnikov and Meursault were not afraid to cross the boundaries their
societies had set for them. They were free-thinkers, and although they were
seen as heretics, men like these play an important role in the growth and
improvement of any society.
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Young, J. (1981). Thinking seriously about crime: Some models of criminology. In M. Fitzgerald, G. McLennan, & J. Pawson (Eds.), Crime and society: Readings in history and society (pp. 248-309). London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
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The situation in which I found myself did not offer the opportunity to negotiate. I was certain that Wes was not going to lower the price of a pair of shoes regardless of my attempt to negotiate. I focused a majority of my compliance resisting on justification. Once he was done presenting me with all of the shoes, I said I was uninterested and explained, as I previously did, that I would need to look elsewhere to examine prices, that I had tuition payments to pay, and that I would not get much use out of the footwear due to the fact that I would be out of the region for a significant portion of the winter
Each worker within the production line had a clear, well-defined task that did not imply having to understand the engineering behind it. This has been one of the major criticisms Fordism has received. In fact, Fredrick Taylor, the father of scientific management, criticised Fordism because of the deskilling of assembly line workers, comparing Ford workers to trained gorillas (Thompson, n.d.). Nevertheless, deskilling resulted in a considerable cut in human capital spent on engineers and along with standardisation, allowed an incredible cut in costs within the company. Even though Fordism deskilled a great part of direct production labour, it also created an urge for new skills. These skills include being able to keep the line moving with versatile engineers who have a set of different skills to prevent overloads in the production process (bottlenecks) and maintain the machinery. Furthermore, in order to maintain the plant competitive, highly skilled workers were needed to develop new tools and machines. (Cutler, et al.,
When I turned twenty-two I was excited to purchase my first car, I had been saving for 5 years in order to obtain the car of my dreams. I knew exactly what I wanted, all the “bells and whistles”, and I knew exactly what I was willing to pay and not a penny more. I thought I had a strong knowledge of the sales and pricing of the particular car I was hoping to buy, because I had done my research for weeks browsing and comparing the Sunday car ads. I was assured that my knowledge of the sales would get me a fair price and a great deal. However, my overconfidence and naivety, in the “creepy” sales tactics used by the dealership, made me unaware of the three hour nightmare that was about to ensue; leaving me brokenhearted, angry and vowing to never step foot on a car lot again.
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