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    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: FRENCH TYPE:

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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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    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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    The short story “The Myth of Sisyphus” 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

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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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    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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    Literary analysis: How Meursault is indifferent in The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus Although Meursault is the title character and narrator of Albert Camus’ short novel The Stranger‚ he is also a somewhat flat character. His apparent indifferent demeanor may be a convenience to Camus‚ who mainly wanted to display his ideas of absurdism. And as a flat character‚ Meursault is not fully delineated: he lacks deep thought and significant change. His purpose is that of a first-person narrator whose actions

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    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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    CAMUS’ REVOLT ON ABORTION By: Mark Alexis Gaspar One if not the most horrifying topic of humanity since then is the topic of murder. Every now and then‚ there is a wide range of news concerning death. Either somebody watches news from the television or just simply listens from a radio. Whether one kills someone‚ doing the act of suicide (killing oneself)‚ or somebody meeting an accident is still an alarming incident. What makes murder a frightening act is that death is the shadow of every murder

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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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