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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emotionless‚ removed man in a world filled of people who value the very things he deems unimportant. The culture of people around him‚ are ones who need explanations for why things happen or why things don’t happen. However‚ the main character of Albert Camus’s The Stranger‚ Monsieur Meursault sees no purpose in the
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the greek legend of Sisyphus. Sisyphus was a man who lived in the city of Corinth‚ who was condemned to roll a rock up to the top of a mountain‚ just to have the rock roll back down each time. The eternity of futile and tedious work is suggested by Albert Camus‚ author of “The myth of Sisyphus”‚ as “hideous punishment” or even “hopeless struggle”. The origin of the cause of Corinth’s punishment comes in multiple variations. From disclosing information on a kidnapping of a mortal woman that Zeus committed
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Critic on Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory By: Genevie-An Ortega Suico Albert Bandura is the leading proponent of the Social Learning Theory . This theory focuses on the importance of observational learning‚ imitation and modeling. According to Bandura (1977)‚ learning would be exceedingly laborious‚ not to mention hazardous‚ if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. Fortunately‚ most human behavior is learned observationally through
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Have you ever been curious as to why devastating evil and senseless suffering exists in this world? An excellent question‚ one to which we as human begins may unfortunately never know the proper answer to. Albert Camus’ book “The Plague” offers a valid response to the problem of evil and suffering because‚ it offers a more rational understanding of the puzzle that is the problem of evil and suffering while‚ it simultaneously encourages resistance to evil. The story accomplishes this by having the
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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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Existentialism arose during the bleak years of the Second World War to provide meaning in a Godless universe. Albert Camus illustrates this connotation of existentialism in his novel The Outsider. Camus focuses around the main character Meursault‚ who is on a journey of becoming a true existentialist. Meursault’s actions eventually lead him to an unnecessary court trial for his lack of emotion as opposed to the actual murder he committed. Through his futile imprisonment he accepts the consequences
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Albert Camus’ story "The Guest‚" takes place in the rough terrain of Algeria at the end of World War II. Algeria‚ under French control at the time‚ was very tense due to civil unrest of the Arabic people. The protagonist of the story is Daru‚ a solitary French schoolteacher who lives at a school on a remote plateau that has been deserted due to a freak snowstorm after eight months of drought. Two minor characters‚ a French policeman‚ Balducci‚ and an Arab prisoner arrive at the school. Balducci commands
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Albert Einstein “The Menace of Mass Destruction "Everyone is aware of the difficult and menacing situation in which human society - shrunk into one community with a common fate - finds itself‚ but only a few acts accordingly. Most people go on living their everyday life: half frightened‚ half indifferent‚ they behold the ghostly tragicomedy this is being performed on the international stage before the eyes and ears of the world. But on that stage‚ on which the actors under the floodlights play
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Albert Camus’s classic novel The Stranger may be more appropriately entitled “The Island of Meursault‚” reflecting the detachment‚ indifference and isolation of the story’s narrator and protagonist. As seen by his obscure reaction to the death of his mother in the first line of text‚ it becomes immediately apparent to readers that Meursault’s mindset is a bit different than that of most people. Upon closer examination‚ one observes that Meursault possesses an outlook rooted in existentialism. This
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