Sophomore Composition RR Outline and Draft four Ms. Gretchen Lee 499110296 Rain Liu 11th June‚ 2012 Outline of Existentialism of Camus –L’Étranger (The Stranger) I. Introduction with thesis statement By analysing the elements of absurdity and tragic antagonism of modern antihero Meursault in the classic masterpiece “L’Étranger”‚ general readers can better grasp the ideas of existentialism‚ moreover‚ to even take some times pondering our own solitary situation and existence
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Albert Camus and Herman Hesse – Comparing both “The Outsider” to “Siddhartha” Both Albert Camus and Herman Hesse express their critical view on the world and society in “The Outsider” and “Siddhartha” respectively‚ using an appeal to absurdity and “the ridiculous” as a mainstream for their analytical commentaries. Therefore both pieces of literature share similarities where most of these can be found by close-reading the chapters "Among the people" and "Samsara"‚ and comparing them to Camus. This
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The sun beams down‚ its smoldering rays spread to all they can reach. In the distance there stands a man‚ Monsieur Meursault‚ his hand in his pocket clenching the trigger of a gun. He stands there‚ watching another man along the beach‚ the Arab‚ anticipating him to make a move. And at the sight of seeing the Arab move‚ Meursault raises the gun and shoots -- hesitates a moment more then‚ fires four more shots at the now still body. Most people when trying to understand why things happen‚ ask the
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Blanca Seynos The Myth of Sisyphus In the essay of “The Myth of Sisyphus” Albert Camus suggests that there is a possibility that there is no real meaning to life and that as humans‚ it is a pointless gesture to go looking for this religious or universal meaning. Camus uses Sisyphus as his prime example of this. Sisyphus‚ a punished human for “certain levity in regard to the gods” has to do a pointless task of pushing a rock up a hill repeatedly. This punishment itself reflects the
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What is an absurd hero? An absurd hero is someone who is determined to continue living with passion even though life appears to be meaningless. It seems like one of Mersault’s passion is hanging out with his friends. In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Mersault is an absurd hero because when bad things happen in his life‚ he still finds a reason and passion to live and be content with his life. Mersault strives to find meaning in his life because horrible things happen to him. In the beginning he
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Katie Liu Professor Evans Existentialism 1 May 2017 Camus paper hype Compared to the immortal world‚ an individual is insignificant. However‚ when faced with the triviality of their lives‚ people often wish to deny this fact. They begin to desire a comprehensible unity in the world and seek knowledge in order to diminish the size of the universe and increase their own importance. Yet‚ this all-encompassing certainty that explains life and gives life meaning is impossible to find. Ultimately‚ the
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Existentialism especially turns our attention toward the meaningless‚ repetitive and dull existences we all must lead. Two works‚ The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus and Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett have exemplified these existential points in contrasting perspectives. In the essay The Myth of Sisyphus‚ Albert Camus takes a look at the story of Sisyphus‚ a man that scorns the Gods‚ challenges their power‚ and causes a lot of trouble in his life and afterlife. As his punishment‚ "His whole
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Octavio Paz and Albert Camus convey their respective views on death? World Literature 1 22/08/2010 Many aspects of death are pondered and questioned throughout Octavio Paz ’s poems‚ the two I have chosen to particularly focus on are Plain and Near Cape Comorin. Albert Camus has also considered the aspect of death within his novel‚ The Outsider. The title‚ The Outsider is vital to the text‚ as it reflects many aspects of the author ’s life. David Simpson explained that ‘Camus lived most of his life
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J. D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye - Albert Camus: The Stranger /comparison/ Albert Camus’ The Stranger and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye are both among the most important and innovative novels of the twentieth century‚ however it is not the only similarity shared in common by these two masterpieces. The modern world’s general moral change and the individual’s alienation from the society serve as the main‚ basic topic for both novels. The most visible and outright similarity lies
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In the essay‚ The Myth of Sisyphus‚ written by Albert Camus‚ Camus speaks on the meaningless of life and how an individual must first realize that life has no meaning at all in order to find happiness. When Albert Camus states that life has no meaning‚ he is not saying everything you do in life is a waste because of your individual personality‚ he is stating life has no meaning because of the natural outcome of everyone’s life‚ death. Each and everyday people work there fingers to the bone in order
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