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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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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Jessica McLemore Professor Karageorgis Soc 368 18 April 2018 DURKHEIM vs. SIMMEL Durkheim applied the theory of functionalism which was very different from other sociologists such as Marx and Weber who were propagating the theories of conflict of interest. Durkheim explained that harmony was the best form of defining the society as opposed to conflict. Durkheim looked at the functions of the social objects and what the social phenomenon does to facilitate and produce social cohesion. From the
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Throughout history‚ Georg Simmel and W.E.B. Du Bois have had a significant influence on important theories and ideas developed in the Social Sciences. Perhaps two of the most relevant and well-known concepts developed by both of these theorists are the concepts of “double consciousness” and “the stranger”. In this paper I will be analyzing both of these pieces of work to draw upon differences and similarities between the two. The similarities I will be elaborating on are the usage of the paradoxical
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1) How does Meursault explain to the lawyer how his “physical needs” relate to his “feelings”? How is this significant to our understanding of Meursault? Throughout the entire novel‚ Meursault constantly suppresses his emotions by directing his focus towards his physical annoyances‚ whether he is tired‚ has a headache‚ or is irritated by someone else. He explained to the lawyer that‚ “[his] physical needs often got in the way of [his] emotions”. For example‚ Meursault justifies his absence of sadness
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SOCIAL THEORY: Goerg Simmel and money 2014 Sociology is defined as the study of humans in their natural habitat. In this current day and age world‚ these ‘natural habitats’ consist of a considerable amount of diversity‚ cultures and ethnic backgrounds‚ religion‚ gender‚ heritage and family history‚ jobs and incomes and many more. Many individuals are unaware that they may be observed by theorists or that they can be and are placed into certain categories such as cultural‚ wealth‚ and class‚ these
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THE STRANGER and THE ALCHEMIST Belief and Response Essay As one would make it through The Alchemist or The Stranger they would start to notice a clear separation of what each of these books portray. On one side you have The Alchemist which represents more of a positive outlook on life and following your dreams. On the other you have The Stranger which depicts more of a negative connotation on life. Although these two accounts seem far from each other‚ they present themes throughout the text that
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The kindness on strangers Blanche is a fading‚ but nevertheless attractive Southern belle‚ whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion she presents to shield others‚ and most of all herself‚ from reality to try to make herself still attractive to new male suitors. Blanche arrives from her hometown of Auriol‚ Mississippi at the apartment of her sister‚ Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter)‚ in the French Quarter of New Orleans
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and from home daily. This inconvenience made it hard for me stay connect with my classmates in the afterschool extracurricular activities. Changing schools meant meeting a new group of people I did not know. Joining the school mid-year I was the stranger that came in knowing nothing about how the school worked. Most people had already formed their little friend groups and created their own schedules. On the other hand‚ the large amount of people at this school meant that some students still had time
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