The Stranger by Albert Camus is one of his best works. This novel tells the story of a man‚ Meursault‚ who is a moralist. Nothing seems to matter to him and his or anybody else’s actions makes no difference. Camus’s use of language allows readers to discover the mood and meaning being conveyed through diction and word choice. His use of figurative language can be seen throughout. Such an example of figurative language is imagery. From reading The Stranger‚ one can clearly picture whats happening
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Meursault does not conform to social norms‚ the audience can relate because they‚ too‚ do not want to conform to some of society’s norms‚ but do not see themselves reflected in Meursault’s action‚ for many people care too much about societal etiquette. Camus makes the audience ponder about a society with people who are existentialist like Meursault‚ who do not conform to society’s norms and do as they please. Would society be functional because everyone has one’s own selfish purpose in life? Or would
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Have you ever been curious as to why devastating evil and senseless suffering exists in this world? An excellent question‚ one to which we as human begins may unfortunately never know the proper answer to. Albert Camus’ book “The Plague” offers a valid response to the problem of evil and suffering because‚ it offers a more rational understanding of the puzzle that is the problem of evil and suffering while‚ it simultaneously encourages resistance to evil. The story accomplishes this by having the
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Textual Support: In The Stranger‚ Camus exposes the inhibition that religion‚ love‚ and society create against man through dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and tone. Amid Meursault’s trial‚ Céleste is called to testify about Meursault’s character. “He said‚ ‘The way I see it‚ it’s [the murder] bad luck is. It leaves you defenseless… He was about to go on‚ but the judge told him that that would be all and thanked him… he stated he had more to say” (Camus 89). When Céleste provides an answer that the judge does
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the novel The Stranger and not only serves as one of the themes but probably the main reason Albert Camus wrote the book altogether. Presented in first person narration through the eyes of Meursault‚ the indifferent and apathetic main character‚ the novel serves to evoke the creed of existentialism through the embodiment of the philosophy in a person. Meursault ’s speech‚ thought‚ and actions are what Camus believed a person who innately possessed the tenets of existentialism would have. Existentialism
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Imagine a man so absurd‚ yet so in tune with himself that he does not go through the motions of life for anyone. This man has been brought to life in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The story takes place in a costal town of Algeria. The main character is named Meursault. He is an ordinary office clerk with no real aspirations of progress‚ love‚ or greatness. He does not have any false emotions and does not do anything to please people. He did not even cry or feel bad at his own mother’s funeral because
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Albert Camus’ The Outsider from an Ecocritical Point of View Vikram Jyoti Das EGE10026 Meursault- the protagonist of Camus’ The Outsider is shown as being influenced by nature. His character and actions are indicative of how an individual is affected by the environment in which he dwells and how a change in the surroundings affects his psychology. The character of Meursault also portrays the biological evolutionary notion of adaptability and how a superior species
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In Albert Camus’ book chapter "The Rebel‚" Camus defines rebellion is when a rebel experiences a feeling of having his or her rights being broken‚ they decide that enough is enough and stand up for herself/himself. In the scholarly article "Teaching about Civil Disobedience‚" written by J. Clark‚ Thomas Vontz‚ and Kristoffer Barikmo‚ they define civil disobedience as a nonviolent act to break an unjust law‚ to bring attention to some perceived injustice. The theories and definitions in these texts
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always come to good use as you push through tough times. So‚ when someone is deceived by society‚ tired of pointless work‚ and is afraid of the despair of what the future could bring‚ if they choose to cherish the beauty and positivity of the world‚ they can become happy and hopeful. “Sham.” Something that is not exactly as purported to be. In multiple
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The Stanger by Albert Camus‚ and Its Effects on the Murder and Existentialism in the Novel In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the murder committed by Meursault is questionably done with no reason. Although the entirety of the second part is spent in society’s attempts to find a cause‚ Meursault has a durable existential mentality that proves that even he knows that there is no true reason for the crime. Through the use of light and heat imagery and diction in The Stranger‚ Albert Camus comments on the
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