Camus’ Attitude to the Absurd in his The Stranger Mahbuba Sultana1 Abstract: Albert Camus (1913-1960) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957 for his important literary production‚ which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times. He was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. The Stranger is indeed
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When I picked up The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ I first flipped through the pages to familiarize myself with the format of the book. One of the major things I noticed was that the novel was divided up into two sections: Part One and Part Two. After reading the novel‚ I conducted a mental comparison of the two parts. I easily concluded that the two parts made a division between before and after Meursault murdered the Arabs. That being said‚ I decided to focus on a deeper question. How does the novel
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The Stranger by Albert Camus was published in 1946. The novel begins with Meursault receiving a telegram informing him of his mother’s death. Over the next two weeks after the funeral‚ Meursault carries on like nothing tragic happened. He gets a girlfriend‚ befriends a pimp‚ and goes on a beach vacation with both. During the vacation‚ he and Raymond‚ the pimp‚ get into a fight with the Arabs and Meursault kills one without an explanation for the crime. At the murder trial‚ the court said he was cold-hearted
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In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the protagonist Meursault is a man who is indifferent to major events in his life which would deserve a "proper" reaction according to society. Also‚ the decisions he makes in his life are done carelessly and without a second thought about whether what he is doing is good or bad. As a result‚ Meursault is a stranger to society because of how differently his view on life is based on how he approaches certain aspects of life. Eventually‚ death is what connects
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Stranger Reading Journal Essay In Albert Camus’ The Stranger‚ the story is told in a first person point of view from Monsieur Meursault as the narrator. For a more obvious reason‚ the book is told in his point of view because he is the main character‚ but there are multiple other possibilities for why Camus did so. The book is a memory of what happened leading up to his execution‚ which is why it needed to be in first person point of view. Camus did this because there are a lot of things we
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Stranger by Albert Camus we are introduced to Meursault‚ a psychologically detached character who at first seems indifferent and apathetic which at first is very frustrating to the reader. However‚ through multiple readings‚ you understand the character is almost a mirrored reflection of the author. The author Albert Camus‚ tells us his views on society and the justice through his character Meursault. His views on justice most importantly are shown socially and philosophically. Albert Camus show
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Outline: Background analysis: • Camus and French theatre of early 20th century • Existentialism • Existentialism philosophy • Existentialism and Camus • Expressing the message of existentialism through character • Historical background • Caligula historical and cultural background • Tragedy background • Other famous tragedy characters and their portrayal Preparing the role: • Stanislavsky method for actors • Theory • Practical exercises • Script and language analysis of Caligula
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When Albert Camus wrote The Stranger in 1942‚ his intention was to present absurdism and existentialism to the world. The absurdity of life from Camus’s eyes come to life through the main character‚ Meursault. Throughout the novel‚ Meursault doesn’t wish he could live another life nor does he attempt to change his final judgement. Meursault’s inability to feel emotions and express them to others is a primary example of existentialism throughout the novel. From Meursault’s physical descriptions of
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Existentialism is often defined as a philosophical movement or tendency‚ emphasizing individual existence‚ freedom and choice. As a result of the diversity of positions associated with this term it is impossible to define precisely. There are‚ however‚ basic themes common in existentialist beliefs. As is evident through the root of the word‚ exist‚ there is a stress on definite individual existence and freedom of choice. Developed between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ this ideology influenced
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In Albert Camus’s novel The Stranger‚ Camus shows his inherent absurdist perspective of life through commentary and actions Meursault displays as a result of symbolic use through the heat‚ sun‚ and dreams. These symbols dominate Meursaults consciousness controlling him through torment from the inescapable presence the sun and heat governs‚ causing him to act in ways deemed iniquitous to society. Each symbol opposes its usual description of warmth‚ comfort‚ or beauty and instead reflects upon Meursaults
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