The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ is an existentialist novel about a man who struggles to understand his free will. Camus’ personal philosophy is portrayed throughout the entire novel through the actions of the main character‚ Monsieur Meursault. For the entire book‚ Meursault does not conform well into normal society. For example‚ he does not mourn his mother’s death. He also does not feel any regret after murdering a man who did not deserve to be murdered. However‚ at the end of the novel
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The real standard of existentialism is the dismissal of God‚ which is extremely apparent in Camus’ The Stranger‚ where the protagonist‚ Meursault‚ declines the idea of God’s existence. Most of the existentialists believed that there are two replacements for the issue of God‚ either individuals are not free and God‚ the supreme‚ is in charge of shrewdness; or individuals are free and dependable yet God is not supreme. When it comes to Meursault‚ the second option appears to be a more grounded likelihood
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resonance of Camus’s philosophical notion of absurdity. In his essays‚ Camus asserts that individual lives and human existence in general have no rational meaning or order. However‚ because people have difficulty accepting this notion‚ they constantly attempt to identify or create rational structure and meaning in their lives. The term “absurdity” describes humanity’s futile attempt to find rational order where none exists. Though Camus does not explicitly refer to the notion of absurdity in The Stranger
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Close Reading: “The Stranger” By Albert Camus The opening of “The Stranger” Meursault is informed of his mother’s death. Meursault tells us: “I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything.” (page 3); a very strong statement to set the mood of this chapter. When he finished reading the telegram his first thought is: “That doesn’t mean anything.” this can give the reader the idea that Meursault is disconnected‚ cold‚ and perhaps
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Imagine a man so absurd‚ yet so in tune with himself that he does not go through the motions of life for anyone. This man has been brought to life in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The story takes place in a costal town of Algeria. The main character is named Meursault. He is an ordinary office clerk with no real aspirations of progress‚ love‚ or greatness. He does not have any false emotions and does not do anything to please people. He did not even cry or feel bad at his own mother’s funeral because
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In the story “The Guest” by Albert Camus‚ the author explores the subject of humanity when one is presented an anomalous situation. In the beginning‚ an old gendarme brought a prisoner‚ an Arab‚ to Daru and ordered him to bring him to prison because he was accused of murdering his cousin. Even though the Arab was a criminal‚ Daru treated him like a guest and the prisoner was very surprised why he acted so humane; by the time it was night Daru made a bed for the prisoner in same room as he was sleeping
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In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is a young guy that lives in Algeria. In part one‚ Meursault’s mother dies and he is completely unemotional about it. He becomes friends with his neighbor Raymond. Meursault ends up shooting and killing an Arab. In part two‚ Meursault is on trial for the murder. In both parts of this novel there is conflict. Meursault’s major conflicts were society trying to change him‚ religion‚ and honesty. Society tries very hard to change Meursault when he is on trial
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Albert Camus demonstrated in many of his works. In the mid nineteen hundreds‚ Albert Camus introduced his own philosophy and also his own critique of religion and God. His philosophy of absurdity and his belief of religion is central to his novel‚ The Stranger. Albert Camus uses both Meursault‚ the main character in his novel‚ and Sisyphus‚ the main character in his essay as marginalized figures to essentially question the meaning of human condition. Through the act of storytelling Camus is able
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The Pathetic Fallacy in Camus’ The Stranger and Yoshimoto’s Kitchen English A1 – Higher Level World Literature Paper 1 Ojiugo Nneoma UCHE Candidate Number: 1415-068 1480 Words May 2010 In Camus’ The Stranger‚ and Yoshimoto’s Kitchen‚ both authors use the literary technique of pathetic fallacy – a branch of personification – which gives to the weather and physical world‚ human attributes. In both texts‚ this technique enriches the narratives both aesthetically and in terms of meaning – by telling
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The Guest by Albert Camus highlights several golden principles of life. For every action there is an opposite or equal reaction. Throughout the story‚ each character has a choice to make that will affect the well-being of others. The freedom of choice is shown through the conflict of the three characters—Daru‚ Balducci‚ and the Arab. Daru has a choice to allow the Arab to choose for himself‚ Balducci has a choice that could result in the loss of employment‚ and the Arab has a choice that may benefit
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