Hemingway: One Tough and Terse Author

Hemingway is wondering if he can have his boat back hat the Cuban government commandeered from him.   

Hemingway in his amateur boxing and university years

Ernest say, "Knock you out!"  

 Ernest Hemingway inspired Albert Camus' writing style and theory of existentialism.   Read this short story and respond highlighting areas where you see existentialism in Hemingway's work. Compare the writing styles of Camus and Hemingway.   Do you see similarities?  Which style do you prefer?   Which one do you think is harder to write like?

Quote the story, answer all the questions and be sure to respond and mention someone else's comments. 

This is your Brain. Is Adolescent Risk Taking Existential Absurdity?

Sara-Jayne Blakemore discusses a dark and twisted place; the adolescent brain.   As you watch this TED talk,  defend whether or not adolescent impulsiveness and risk taking is Camus' definition of absurdity.  Be sure to take a stand, quote Sara Jayne-Blakemore and one other student.