the country. The setting of the story‚ Algeria is part of the reason that leads to the punishment that Meursault receives. On top of that there are flaws in the French judicial system that allow for Meursault to receive a death sentence. Religion also plays a big part in the outcome of the book because of its influences the way that society looks at criminals. Based on the circumstances Meursault was indeed very unfortunate to be sentence to death.
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Literary analysis: How Meursault is indifferent in The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus Although Meursault is the title character and narrator of Albert Camus’ short novel The Stranger‚ he is also a somewhat flat character. His apparent indifferent demeanor may be a convenience to Camus‚ who mainly wanted to display his ideas of absurdism. And as a flat character‚ Meursault is not fully delineated: he lacks deep thought and significant change. His purpose is that of a first-person narrator whose actions
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“Meursault: Change in Character” "The man is‚ indeed‚ a derelict; he has no intellectual life‚ no love‚ no friendship‚ no interest in anyone or faith in anything. His life is limited to physical sensations and to cheap pleasures of modern mass culture" (Girard 528)‚ Girard says as he speaks about Meursault in The Stranger. Meursault‚ in Girard’s point of view‚ obtains the personality of a man that has no interest in anyone or faith in anything. During The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault‚
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The strangeness of Meursault is evident when the prison Chaplain attempts to take his confession. He does not believe in God and find no reason to be despair. Although he is aware of his inevitable future‚ he thinks “ I didn’t have time to waste thinking about things that didn’t interest me”. In this perspective‚ he differentiates himself from everyone else. He sees life as meaningless‚ torturous‚ boring and dull. So for him‚ Death is equal to heaven‚ a permanent freedom. He shows the difference
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and the novel The Stranger show how one can achieve happiness regardless of the disparity of their situation. In “The Myth of Sisyphus” the character Sisyphus is sentenced to push a rock to the top of a hill and then let it fall under its own weight‚ and repeat the action. In The Stranger the character Meursault is faced with a public execution. Both characters expressed different characteristics‚ however found peace through the same route. At the end of each story both Meursault and Sisyphus are
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COMMUNICATION S skills | BOOK REVIEW | HASSAN NAWAZ LALEE NUST-201201264 | SECTION:A | STRANGER BY ALBERT CAMUS ABOUT THE BOOK: WRITTEN BY: ALBERT CAMUS TRANSLATED BY: STUART GILBERT PUBLISHED: IN 1942(FRENCH)‚ IN 1943(English) ORIGINAL LANGUAGE:
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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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Albert Camus’ The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof‚ Detached‚ and Unemotional In The Stranger‚ Albert Camus portrays Meursault‚ the book’s narrator and main character‚ as aloof‚ detached‚ and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences‚ nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother’s death he sheds no tears; seems
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claiming to 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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The Stranger: Essay Topic 1 Albert Camus’s The Stranger takes place in a society confined with social standards that dictate who everyone is supposed to be and how they’re supposed to act. In the middle of this society‚ Camus introduces the character of Meursault‚ who is anything but ordinary. Meursault’s nonconformist personality causes him to be alienated from the world. However‚ he isolates himself more with his attitude about not caring about anyone but himself. Throughout the novel‚ The Stranger
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