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    AP English MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET Title: The Stranger Author: Albert Camus Date of Publication: 1942 Biographical Information about the Author Born November 7‚ 1913 Died on January 4‚ 1960 He was also a journalist and philosopher. He won a Nobel Prize. Genre (indicate special characteristics‚ if applicable) Fictional crime drama Philosophical novel Point of View/Narrator Cultural/Social/Historical Context First Person Narrator: Meursault

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    The Stranger Chris Drusbosky 3/5/12 Professor Krauss In the story “The Stranger” by Albert Camus‚ the belief that the themes of loss and retrieval are at the core of Mersault’s mythology‚ and that they illumine the notion of exile to which he returns so often is widely discussed. I however do not believe that either one of those themes has anything to do with the Mersault and the exile to which he returns to so often‚ rather I believe that Mersault’s own attitude is the reason for the exile

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    society decides what is moral and what is not. Everyone has their own values‚ beliefs‚ and right-action‚ but society gets to accept whether they agree with your opinions are valid (Sparksnotes). This is the ultimate driving force for the novel The Stranger. The final argument to condemn Meursault to death is his lack

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    The Stranger is written by Albert Camus‚ who was a legendary twentieth century French novelist. Camus believed in existentialism‚ which is the idea that there is no higher meaning to the universe or even man’s existence. Many believe that Camus’s novel The Stranger is an example of a man who is an existential. Meursault is the narrator in the novel‚ who really does not care about those around him. Meursault in addition has no feelings in his body‚ as he did not grieve over the lost of his mother

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    often in the book‚ The Stranger. By definition existentialism means‚ “A philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.” (Oxford Dictionary) Something that was also very relevant in The Stranger was absurdism‚ which by definition means‚ “The belief that human beings exist in a purposeless‚ chaotic universe.” (Oxford Dictionary) The Stranger has a

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    Discussion Questions for The Stranger (1946); translated by Matthew Ward‚ 1988. Part One Chapter 1. 1. How does Camus set up Meursault’s personality -- how does Meursault respond to others’ conversation‚ to ordinary social situations‚ and to the death of his mother? 2. On page 10‚ Meursault says that at the viewing of his mother‚ he felt as if the elderly people there were judging him. Offer a conjecture about why he might have had that feeling. (It is worth paying attention to such references to

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    delve into the life of the accused and determine if he is a hazard to society. Occasionally‚ the judge and jury are too concerned with the accused’s past that they become too biased and give an unfair conviction and sentencing. In his novel‚ The Stranger‚ Albert Camus uses the courtroom as a symbol to represent society that judges the main character‚ Meursalt‚ unfairly to illustrate how society forms opinions based on one’s past. Meursalt faces a jury and a tough prosecutor when he is on trial

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    live by completely different Morals yet are able to coexist and interact with them . However the main character Meursault in the stranger lives with the opinions that no one in his community share. Meursault lives to make decisions when he feels it is necessary. Yet the story educates the reader about what it is like to live an existential life. In Albert camus’s The Stranger themes of existentialism were most clearly shown through the expression of free-will‚ alienation and the value of choice.

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    December 11 2013 Symbolism in The Stranger Authors tend to use symbolism to address a profound meaning to what is written. In literature‚ symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them illustrative meaning that are different from their literal meaning. In the novel‚ Camus is effective in utilizing many symbols and motifs to symbolize certain aspects of Meursault’s life. This essay will explain the reasons as to how does Albert Camus depict society’s tendencies through

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    The Stranger by Albert Camus         In the novel The Stranger‚ Albert Camus give his expression to his philosophy of the absurd.  A first person account on the life of Meursault from the death of his mother to his execution for  the murder of an arab. The central theme of the novel is that the significance of human life is  understood only in light of mortality‚ or the fact of death. Showing Meursault’s consciousness  change through the course of events‚ camus shows how facing the possibility of death does not 

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