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    “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus‚ punishment was the main topic‚ “The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain‚ whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor” (Camus). Sisyphus pushed a rock up a hill to only have it roll back down to his feet and repeated this cycle to eternity. Although this punishment seems absurd‚ Sisyphus took pride and

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    Getting used to punishment The book‚ The Stranger‚ was written by Albert Camus and was based on the Myth of Sisyphus‚ and thus these two books share many similarities and also contain many differences. In the Myth of SisyphusSisyphus was eternally condemned by the gods to push a rock up a hill‚ only to have it fall down on him again. Meursault however‚ is a person who is accused of murder‚ sent to jail for over a year‚ and is then executed. What both these characters have come to realize is that

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    Existentialism and the Absurd The novel‚ The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚consists of a first person narrator‚ Meursault. Meursault‚ the main character‚ acquires an absurd philosophy on the essence of life.His mindset is that life is not only insignificant‚ it is unavoidable. Meursault ’s’ life consists of futile bonds‚ nonchalant behavior‚ and living an existence of mere tangible exercises throughout the story. In this novel‚ human life appears to have no meaning in the grand spectrum of the universe

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    Hannah Howell AP Literature 4/26/13 Disappointment and Death Scholar Ignace Feuerlicht states‚ “Camus holds that man is an eternal stranger to himself‚ that he cannot grasp and define his self or integrate its different aspects.” 1 Meursault is a stranger to society and himself in many ways and the ambiguity of the novel‚ The Stranger by Albert Camus highlights his departure from an existence driven by expectation and ambition. Meursault floats through life without ambition because he does

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    "The Guest" by Albert Camus For this assignment you are required to: 1) Review the elements of literature (pages) found in the contents page under "Elements of Literature" 2) Research and write a (one-page‚ 250 words maximum) report entirely in your own words‚ answering the question: What is existentialism? What beliefs do existentialists hold? 3) Read "The Guest" by Albert Camus. Click onto link. 4) Answer the questions which follow. Ensure that each response is in paragraph form. Each paragraph

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    Albert Camus THE STRANGER THE Stranger By ALBERT CAMUS Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert VINTAGE BOOKS A Division of Random House NEW YORK 1 Albert Camus THE STRANGER VINTAGE BOOKS are published by Alfred A. Knopf‚ Inc. and Random House‚ Inc. Copyright 1942 by Librairie Gallimard as L’ÉTRANGER Copyright 1946 by ALFRED A. KNOPF‚ INC. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher‚ except by a reviewer who

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    In Albert Camus’ novel‚ The Stranger‚ Meursault represents an existentialist character. Most may believe him to be immoral‚ and in some cases they are almost correct. Contrary to that belief‚ just because Meursault is an emotionless silhouette of a man doesn’t mean he is immoral or evil. One cannot condemn him for being this way because he is simply misunderstood. Meursault does not make moral or immoral decisions‚ he is just completely indifferent to the matter. Readers are able to sympathize with

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    Famous Thinkers: Camus and Sartre Camus and Sartre‚ Nobel Laureates of 1957 and 1964 respectively‚ were both of French descent and were authors of considerable influence during the era of World War II. Creative thinking is the process of generating new ideas that work as well or better as previous ideas‚ and critical thinking skills facilitate the ability to make reasoned judgments about problems and situations. Camus and Sartre are considered to be great thinkers‚ both creatively and critically

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    June 27‚ 2012 Book Critique of Albert Camus’ THE PLAGUE In reading Camus’ The Plague‚ I found myself easily attaching personal significance to the many symbolic references and themes alluded to in this allegorical work. Some of the most powerful messages woven throughout the novel seem to all speak to conflict or imbalance between two ends of a spectrum. The ideas of apathy vs. concern‚ solidarity vs. isolation‚ freedom vs. imprisonment (intellectually and physically)‚ individual moral

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    that can be compared to the things we do in our own lives. Sisyphus showed through his actions that he would rather help his friends and family than to blindly follow the tyranny of Zeus. In The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus‚ he wrote‚ “He‚ who knew of the abduction‚ offered to tell about it on condition that Esopus would give water to the citadel of Corinth. To the celestial thunderbolts he preferred the benediction of water.”(2) Sisyphus‚ although a wise man‚ rebelled against the will of the gods

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