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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The Stranger is heavily rooted in philosopher Albert Camus’ theory of the absurd: the notion that human life has no definable purpose‚ and while the pursuit of an intrinsic meaning to life and the universe holds value‚ it will inevitably prove futile. Meursault‚ Camus’ protagonist‚ lives his life according to these tenets‚ however unwittingly‚ and for the majority of the novel reacts only to concrete‚ sensory things‚ showing neither understanding nor interest in more abstract societal constructs
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Composition Summer 2014 The Stranger Essay Meursault is often very unemotional and does not express regular feelings toward relationships. Coping with death is usually a difficult task for almost anyone‚ but for Meursault he does not shed one tear after the passing of his mother. His reactions to life and the world around him truly do not describe the typical person as he distances himself away from almost all people‚ which relates to the book’s title‚ The Stranger. He can be accurately described
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novel the Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the protagonist Meursault is characterized as emotionless‚ uncaring‚ and indifferent‚ though he is actually an understanding‚ insightful man who is pleased with a simple‚ modest life. His lack of emotion towards the superfluous and superficial‚ along with his lack of judgment for other people’s choices do not make him indifferent; they in fact show how he demonstrates Albert Camus’ philosophy of Absurdism. It is through the characterization of Meursault that the
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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‚ and they all try to form an opinion on Meursalt based on what he has done before killing the Arab man. The director of the funeral home testifies that Meursalt shows no emotion towards his mother’s death‚ and that
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Marie and Meursault: Meant to Be or Want to Be? “It occurred to me that anyway one more Sunday was over‚ that Mamam was buried now‚ that I was going back to work and that really‚ nothing had changed.”(1.1.15) These are some of the words that ran through Meursault’s mind after his mother’s death. He was very isolated from her so he felt as if nothing had changed. He was not the most outgoing person but the same cannot be said about his love interest‚ Marie. Throughout the novel‚ The Stranger‚ Meursault
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The Stranger‚ Meursault experiences existentialism throughout the entire book because he is detached from so many things. This detachment causes him to go through traumatic experiences‚ leading up to the end of the novel‚ where he comes to realize what kind of life he lived. Similar to John Roth’s quote‚ Meursault is a strange character‚ looking for the meaning in life‚ yet at the same time abandoning it‚ embracing apathy. There are some events in the book that show Meursault’s own emotion‚ before
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THE STRANGER and THE ALCHEMIST Belief and Response Essay As one would make it through The Alchemist or The Stranger they would start to notice a clear separation of what each of these books portray. On one side you have The Alchemist which represents more of a positive outlook on life and following your dreams. On the other you have The Stranger which depicts more of a negative connotation on life. Although these two accounts seem far from each other‚ they present themes throughout the text that
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Christine Walsh Mr. Adams Period 7 AP Language & Composition September 17‚ 2012 “Everything is true and nothing is true!”: Meursault’s Plague with Human Absurdity in Camus’s The Stranger In accordance with natural human behavior‚ we feel as though for every action there is a reaction‚ as well as a reason. We vie to inject logic inside our world because to accept the idea that there is not rationale for anything‚ including our own existence‚ is unthinkable. This idea that we unawarely manufacture
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choices developed throughout this discussion. When I was reading The Stranger‚ there was a notion of hotness and higher temperatures that Meursault experienced throughout the book. During this discussion‚ one of the leaders pointed out that there was a reoccurring motif of the sun. Right then it clicked for me that the idea of hotness was really a part of the much larger motif‚ the sun and its multiple affects‚ especially on Meursault. This caused me to question‚ why did Camus have this motif and what
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