and the novel The Stranger show how one can achieve happiness regardless of the disparity of their situation. In “The Myth of Sisyphus” the character Sisyphus is sentenced to push a rock to the top of a hill and then let it fall under its own weight‚ and repeat the action. In The Stranger the character Meursault is faced with a public execution. Both characters expressed different characteristics‚ however found peace through the same route. At the end of each story both Meursault and Sisyphus are
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Keiko Hector ENG 110 Section 3 February 8th 2013 The Stranger Final Reflection The role of the “strange little woman” in the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus plays relates to a larger theme at play in the text. This woman intrigues Meursault as he is having dinner at Celeste’s and she asks him if she can join him at his table. This little robot-like woman provides a bold contrast to Meursault’s own character‚ and it is very prevalent to the reader. “While she was waiting for her
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COMMUNICATION S skills | BOOK REVIEW | HASSAN NAWAZ LALEE NUST-201201264 | SECTION:A | STRANGER BY ALBERT CAMUS ABOUT THE BOOK: WRITTEN BY: ALBERT CAMUS TRANSLATED BY: STUART GILBERT PUBLISHED: IN 1942(FRENCH)‚ IN 1943(English) ORIGINAL LANGUAGE:
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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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person on this planet‚ and still fall into sin. But‚ that does not make you a bad person. In chapter 4 of the first part of “The Stranger” page numbers 38 and 39‚ old Salamano lost his dog at the Parade Ground. He went to take his dog there‚ as always‚ and old Salamano stopped to watch “The King of Escape Artists.” and when he went to leave‚ the dog was gone. Meursault tried helping‚ but being as insensitive as he is‚ he came of as such. “I told him that the pound kept dogs for three days so that
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The Stranger is written by Albert Camus‚ who was a legendary twentieth century French novelist. Camus believed in existentialism‚ which is the idea that there is no higher meaning to the universe or even man’s existence. Many believe that Camus’s novel The Stranger is an example of a man who is an existential. Meursault is the narrator in the novel‚ who really does not care about those around him. Meursault in addition has no feelings in his body‚ as he did not grieve over the lost of his mother
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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 Much of Meursault’s life is
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claiming to live by completely different Morals yet are able to coexist and interact with them . However the main character Meursault in the stranger lives with the opinions that no one in his community share. Meursault lives to make decisions when he feels it is necessary. Yet the story educates the reader about what it is like to live an existential life. In Albert camus’s The Stranger themes of existentialism were most clearly shown through the expression of free-will‚ alienation and the value of choice
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often in the book‚ The Stranger. By definition existentialism means‚ “A philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.” (Oxford Dictionary) Something that was also very relevant in The Stranger was absurdism‚ which by definition means‚ “The belief that human beings exist in a purposeless‚ chaotic universe.” (Oxford Dictionary) The Stranger has a
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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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