In Albert Camus’ Nobel Prize winning piece of work‚ The Stranger‚ he presents to his readers one of the most confusing and “strangest” character in the history of literature‚ Meursault. Meursault lives in a town called Algiers‚ and there‚ he gets himself into an unavoidable series of events that will lead up to his unfortunate end. Albert Camus does a wonderful job of weaving hints and traces of significant symbols and references to other famous works of literature to build the atmosphere and the
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about the question if people are evil or their behaviors evil. I believe that people are evil and not their behaviors. In this essay I will further explain why I believe this with further detail and examples from the great book‚ “ The Stranger” by Albert Camus. “I drank the coffee. then I felt like having a smoke . But I hesitated‚ because I didn’t know if I could do it with Mamman right there. I thought about it‚ it didn’t matter. I offered the caretaker a cigarette and we smoked. “pg 8. This is a
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The sun becomes one of the most important motifs in Albert Camus’ "The Stranger". The imagery Camus uses when describing the sun sets the stage for the climax of Mersault’s murder of the Arab. More than anything the sun is depicted as a distraction to Mersault. It causes him to do things he would not normally do and clouds his judgement‚ causing him to commit a serious crime which will cause his own death. The sun is in a way a representation of the constraints society places upon Mersault. The effect
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norms of society. This man‚ Meursault‚ faces many conflicts throughout the novella. A few of the conflicts that occur include the death of his mother and the murdering of the Arab that results in prison for Meursault. In the novella‚ The Stranger‚ Albert Camus characterizes Meursault as emotionally indifferent by his reaction to drastic events‚ his interactions with others and his inflexibility to change. Whenever a theoretically life changing event occurs
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the crime that was being judged‚ but rather how Meursault behaved during and immediately after the death and burial of his mother that was criticized and used as evidence of his conviction. This is seen in part two of The Stranger on page 96 where Camus writes‚” ‘Come now‚ is my client on trial for burying his mother or for killing a man?’The spectators laughed. But the prosecutor rose to his feet again‚ […] ‘Indeed‚’ he loudly exclaimed‚ ‘I accuse this man of burying his mother with crime in his
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Stranger‚” Albert Camus utilizes Meursault to illustrate the meaning of freewill; however‚ rather than just narrate a story Camus had Meursault constantly dissect his own actions and desires. Thus‚ by doing so the reader was truly able to envision Camus’ existentialistic message. Meursault is a rather troubled individual. He struggles to fit in‚ because he is so alienated from the rest of society. He views the world in a rather pessimistic way‚ because he does not see any meaning in life. Camus uses
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The Stranger by Albert Camus was centered on the character Meursault. He is a very strange character due to the fact that he hated change but then didn’t mind change in the end. “I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.” The question is‚ does he change at all‚ how does he change to a dynamic character‚ why does he change‚ also when does he change? The question is does he change at all? If so how? Yes in fact Meursault does change at one point in the book. The stranger was split
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Did my Actions Hurt Someone? Thousands of individuals live their lives the way they want to everyday‚ however‚ very few think of how their actions may be affecting other. Albert Camus and Søren Kierkegaard use their main characters to illustrate how one’s actions affect many other individuals. In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault was used to show the consequences of killing and how Meursault was not the only one affect by his actions. Meursault’s actions not only landed him in jail but caused
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the writings of “Queen” and Albert Camus Albert Camus was one of the most renowned authors during the early twentieth century. With writings such as The Stranger‚ and The Plague‚ Camus has struck the world of literature with amazing works that are analyzed to a great extent. This amazing success was not just handed to Camus on a silver platter however; Albert endured many hard times and was often encumbered with great illness in his short life. These hardships that Camus had to face‚ emphasized in
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an endless‚ meaningless task that can be compared to the things we do in our own lives. Sisyphus showed through his actions that he would rather help his friends and family than to blindly follow the tyranny of Zeus. In The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus‚ he wrote‚ “He‚ who knew of the abduction‚ offered to tell about it on condition that Esopus would give water to the citadel of Corinth. To the celestial thunderbolts he preferred the benediction of water.”(2) Sisyphus‚ although a wise man‚ rebelled
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