Journal 17

Thesis: Camus uses waking up to mirror the myth of Sisyphus and show the futility in running from emotions.

Quotes:

1. "And when I woke up, I was slumped against a soldier who smiled at me and asked if I'd been traveling long.  I said, "Yes," just so I wouldn't have to say anything else." (pg 4)
2. "It was a rustling sound that woke me up.  Because I had my eyes closed the whiteness of the room seemed brighter than before.  [...] that old women can have." (pg. 9-10) *SHORTEN*
3. "I remember opening my eyes at one point and seeing that all the old people were slumped over asleep, except for one old man, with his chin resting on the back of his hands wrapped around his cane, who was staring at me as if he were just waiting for me to wake up.  Then I dozed off again.  I woke up because my back was hurting more and more."  (pg.11)*Running from emotions.  old man represents (?)*
4. "And when the bus entered the nest of lights I knew I was going to go to bed and sleep for twelve hours." (pg 18)
5. "As I was waking up, it came to me why my boss had seemed annoyed when I asked him for two days off: today is Saturday" (pg.19)
6. "I had a hard time getting up, because I was tired from the day before." (pg.19)
7. "We lay on the float a long time, half asleep." (Pg. 20) EMOTION RUN
8. "When I woke up, Marie had gone. [...] I remembered it was Sunday, and that bothered me: I don't like Sundays." (pg.21)
9. NOTE: 24-25 and 33-34, does not talk about sleep before next day.  Work/ schedule is a form of escape, sundays and saturdays different because he is not busied and can face emotions?!?!?!?  Pull quotes from there for sure, need to refine it.
10. "I must have looked tired, because Raymond told me not to let things get to me.  At first I said I didn't understand.  Then he explained he'd heard  about Maman's death but that it was one of those things that was bound to happen sooner or later.  I thought so too." (pg. 33)
11. "She left at one o' clock and I slept awhile" (pg 37) When alone, sleeps more.  more emotions to reflect on.
12. After feeling bad for Salmano, pull that part in, "For some reason, I thought of Maman.  But I had to get up early the next morning.  I wasn't hungry, and I went to bed without any dinner." (pg 39) no physical need, so run from emotions.
13. "I had a hard time waking up on Sunday, and Marie had to call me [...] laughed with delight." (pg.47) SIMPLIFY
14. "The warmth from her body and the sun made me doze off.  Marie shook me and told me Masson had gone back up to the house, that it was time for lunch." (pg 51)
15. "the day i buried Maman, I was very tired and sleepy" (pg 65).

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND obviously I need more quotes from later in the book.  I will also pull stuff from the green packet to link Sisyphus.  But alas, it is 1:24 in the morning, and surely enough, if I do not go to sleep now, I will in English class.   So, I must bid my laptop adieu, and like Mersault, sleep to run away from my inevitable punishment of school.  hahaha.