F - ... when you figured out Daru had zero good options and Camus doubled down in The Outsider.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Why do we often struggle stick to personal choices in the face of societal expectations?

Learners shared their monolgues/diary entries from last class's practise.

We discussed the complexity of Daru's position at the end of "The Guest" and I reminded learners that if they put the "puzzle pieces" together, they should discover Camus attempt at social commentary.

We reviewed Camus's beliefs and how those beliefs influence characters like Daru and Meursault. They discussed briefly about which title: The Stranger or The Outsider works better for a translation of L'Etranger, the OG French title.

We began our study of The Outsider: learners worked in pairts to list the event of Part One.

NEXT CLASS: Meursault and accountability

ENTRANCE TICKET: In Part One of the novel, Meursault lives in the sensual present. What does this mean (Post your response to the digital whiteboard before you come to class next day.)