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    society decides what is moral and what is not. Everyone has their own values‚ beliefs‚ and right-action‚ but society gets to accept whether they agree with your opinions are valid (Sparksnotes). This is the ultimate driving force for the novel The Stranger. The final argument to condemn Meursault to death is his lack

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    into the life of the accused and determine if he is a hazard to society. Occasionally‚ the judge and jury are too concerned with the accused’s past that they become too biased and give an unfair conviction 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

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    AP English MAJOR WORKS DATA SHEET Title: The Stranger Author: Albert Camus Date of Publication: 1942 Biographical Information about the Author Born November 7‚ 1913 Died on January 4‚ 1960 He was also a journalist and philosopher. He won a Nobel Prize. Genre (indicate special characteristics‚ if applicable) Fictional crime drama Philosophical novel Point of View/Narrator Cultural/Social/Historical Context First Person Narrator: Meursault

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    worthy goal. The obstacles characters face can be personal impediment‚ the attitudes‚ and the beliefs of others. A of a character who overcomes social or personal obstacle in to achieve a worthwhile goal is the main character in the book The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault. Meursault had challenges he faced which led him to for obtain his worthwhile goal which was to overcome society’s expectations. This essay will explore the extent to which an important of a character must overcome social or personal

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    The Stranger by Albert Camus         In the novel The Stranger‚ Albert Camus give his expression to his philosophy of the absurd.  A first person account on the life of Meursault from the death of his mother to his execution for  the murder of an arab. The central theme of the novel is that the significance of human life is  understood only in light of mortality‚ or the fact of death. Showing Meursault’s consciousness  change through the course of events‚ camus shows how facing the possibility of death does not 

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    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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    Discussion Questions for The Stranger (1946); translated by Matthew Ward‚ 1988. Part One Chapter 1. 1. How does Camus set up Meursault’s personality -- how does Meursault respond to others’ conversation‚ to ordinary social situations‚ and to the death of his mother? 2. On page 10‚ Meursault says that at the viewing of his mother‚ he felt as if the elderly people there were judging him. Offer a conjecture about why he might have had that feeling. (It is worth paying attention to such references to

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    Albert Camus (French: [albɛʁ kamy] ( listen); 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French Nobel Prize winning author‚ journalist‚ and philosopher. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay "The Rebel" that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual and sexual freedom. Although often cited as a proponent of existentialism‚ the philosophy with which Camus was associated during

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    Albert Camus’ The Stranger: Meursault Is Aloof‚ Detached‚ and Unemotional In The Stranger‚ Albert Camus portrays Meursault‚ the book’s narrator and main character‚ as aloof‚ detached‚ and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences‚ nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness throughout the book in his reactions to the people and events described in the book. After his mother’s death he sheds no tears; seems

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    Strangers‚ Again Writing a relationship story from a video clip is so difficult and so inherently uninteresting‚ that there really needs to be some compelling reason to include one in the story. And that reason has to do with how characters are getting along or not. To put characters in this overused and fairly boring situation‚ something more has to be happening than simply hugs‚ kisses and cuddles. What else is love about in this video clip except getting along or not getting along? To put

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