Spongebob greatest moments
Many of the greatest moments of the cartoon series Spongebob are based on real life occurrences. The fact that as viewers we can relate to the jokes is a large part of why they make us laugh. In number 9 of the video Patrick is put to sleep by Squidward's playing of the clarinet. This is something many of us can relate to as string and woodwind concerts tend to make people sleepy. However, Spongebob goes deeper than just relating to the human life. Spongebob actually addresses the absurdity of life in its episodes. In many ways the series of Spongebob itself is an alternate reality and therefore also an alternate 'absurdity'. The philosopher Camus describes the absurd as a the desire for humans to fine the meaning of life. This desire is never satisfied and it thus becomes absurd to try to find this hidden meaning because it is widely accepted that no one will. Instead of trying to find the meaning of life it is better to become happy in the meaningless tasks we do in life like Sisyphus rolling a rock up and down a hill. Similarly, the nature or origin of the jokes in Spongebob are sometimes unknown. In this case it becomes better to focus on the joke itself rather than its origin or nature, just as it's sometimes better to focus on the monotony of life rather than catching yourself in the endless desire for life's meaning, or the absurd.
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