This is probably the worst blog question we’ve had so far. It deals with other people and it is way strange thinking for them. I have to guess Camus’s and Voltaire’s choices based on their writing and philosophies and the characters we’ve read about…ick.
Anyway Voltaire and Camus are voting for…no one. That’s right. Both men probably wouldn’t vote at all. Voltaire finds happiness in simplicity. In Candide Voltaire’s ending advice is to be content tending your garden. I think that he’d stay true to his own advice and be content in his garden without worrying about the world around him. This means that he would sit back, let the election happen, and deal with the results, whatever they may be. Also in Candide, Voltaire constantly demonstrates his disgust for politics and rulers. Governments are corrupt, man is evil and I doubt Voltaire would think that voting in an election would change that.
Camus is a bit harder to think for. His absurdist view on the meaning of life is tricky. There may be meaning, but there may not. So how who would he decide to vote for? Would he vote at all? Possibly he may think that his vote matters but more than likely he’d see no point in voting.
Hatin' on the blog question, mad props to you. I completely agree with you though, I doubt they'd vote for anyone. The idea of Voltaire being so content with his own life and not worrying about the outside world is something I hadn't previously considered.
ReplyDeleteYea I agree that this blog was difficult, because it's tough to think from their perspective especially since we've never met them and we can only judge them from their writing. I agree with you abotu Voltaire, I didn't think of it before, because he really doesn't like government. I think Camus might vote because if he doesn't vote then it's like suicide because he's completely giving up and not even bothering to vote.
ReplyDeleteI agree that its so hard to think for these men especially since they are writers and their characters aren't them. For all we know they could be the opposite of their characters. I also agree that they both may not vote but, i do think that voltaire may vote because he does have to tend his garden and the circumstances/ world around him do matter to his want to do that.
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