A Complicated Kindness- Miriam Toews Catherine Arnold I recently read a book called A Complicated Kindness‚ by Miriam Toews. The protagonist is a teenage girl named Nomi. Nomi is growing up trapped in a small Mennonite community called East Village in the middle of nowhere‚ in Canada. All her life Nomi was told what to believe‚ with heavy emphasis on the belief that living dutifully and by the word of God in this life would guarantee salvation in
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December 11 2013 Symbolism in The Stranger Authors tend to use symbolism to address a profound meaning to what is written. In literature‚ symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them illustrative meaning that are different from their literal meaning. In the novel‚ Camus is effective in utilizing many symbols and motifs to symbolize certain aspects of Meursault’s life. This essay will explain the reasons as to how does Albert Camus depict society’s tendencies through
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Meursault is characterized as a detached and emotionless character‚ which reflects the idea of existentialism in The Stranger by Albert Camus. Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes freedom to choose‚ and make choices without outside influences. This can be shown throughout the novel‚ as Meursault makes choices in his everyday life. An existentialist must accept the consequences to their decisions. Meursault is an example of an existentialist. He has a fervor for truth‚ because of this he
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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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reallyThis is a story on an act of kindness I did for this girl I didnt know to well. One day as I was walking home from my old school I saw this girl‚ she looked like a complete nerd someone I wouldn’t normally talk to. She was walking home looking really sad‚ kind of like she had no one to talk to. I walked over to her and introduced myself and she also told me who she was; she said her name is Abby. She was carrying books in her hands and it looked heavy I asked her if I could help. She nodded
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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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“Fire and Rain” by James Taylor is a song mentioned in A Complicated Kindness that Nomi can relate to easily. James Taylor was born March‚ 12th 1948 in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ although he was mainly raised in North Carolina. By age 14‚ Taylor was writing songs‚ singing‚ and had learned to play the guitar and cello. In 1966‚ he moved to New York City to form a band with some of his friends and by the end of the year they were performing regularly at cafes. Unfortunately‚ while in New York‚ Taylor lost
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In our fast paced society it is easy to lose track of the things you live for. So many burdens of society clutter our lives that it is often hard to concentrate on anything else. Our relentless routines begin to control our lives before we realize it. Constantly stressing over work and bills that the anxiety clouds our perception and you forget what you once lived for. Your personality transforms into one that is not your own and you become frustrated with life. As I walk the halls at school I observe
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About 7 years ago in 2007‚ I was with a friend driving home from another friends house late at night‚ we also had her 2 year old daughter in the car. I am from Chicago and the winters around here get pretty brutal on most nights it was about 15 below zero that night. As we were driving‚ out of nowhere was the biggest pothole you’ve ever seen‚ we couldn’t avoid it and hit it straight on‚ the tire was completely blown. We pulled over into a small abandoned parking lot. ( Not in a very good area either)
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Since the day I was born‚ my paternal grandfather took great care of me. He wore thin framed metal glasses and his grey-white hair was neatly combed to one side. Even though he was extremely parsimonious‚ he would forget collecting payment from customers after every house renovation. He was a skilled electrician. Thin and bony‚ he was especially frail and clumsy. He helped my grandmother with household chores and also cooked meals for me. He would feed me with nutritious food. He took care of me
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