Response to the Lecture on Existentialism

          In February, we discussed Existentialism as it related to Antigone, a story about a woman who fights the law itself to show the respect she felt her brother deserved. In the lecture, we went in depth about the difference between regional laws and moral laws, and how one's moral standing dictates their views of their regional code of law. Most of the class stated that either their family or friends would come before the law of the land, which shows just how strong the bond of family can be, as we saw with Antigone and her brother, Polyneicies.

          Overall, like most lectures this semester, the one focusing on Existentialism, the knowledge of freewill, stuck out more so due to how it was structured, with many points being drawn to the work we were focusing on as well as in history and modern society.