Type up the “do now” from today’s class. Also, add any new thoughts that you have after today’s discussion.

In case you forgot, the “do now” was:

Choose one quote.

  1. “I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” — Samuel Beckett
  2. “God is dead.” — Friedrich Nietszche
  • Put the quote in your own words (paraphrase, native language, etc)
  • What is the message of the quote? What does it mean?
  • Does the quote show absurdist thinking or existentialist thinking? Both? Neither? Explain.
  • Can you connect the quote to anything else?