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    Algiers. There Meursault played in the water with Marie‚ “swimming smoothly and breathing easily.” (Camus 51). He told Masson‚ Raymond’s friend and owner of the beach house‚ it was nice‚ referring to him laying on his stomach on the sand with his face on

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    Existentialism is a philosophy of existence that asks what the nature of human existence is. Albert Camus’ The Stranger is an existentialist novel because it represents three main ideas in the philosophy of existentialism: absurdity‚ death‚ and emotions. Absurdity according to an existentialist means life has no meaning or ultimate purpose‚ humans need to make sense and have purpose. Throughout The Stranger Meursault experiences many absurd act‚ for instance “Gentleman of the jury‚ the day after

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    In Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger‚ the main character Meursault lacks significant identifying features such as a first name‚ specific age‚ or any physical features. He does not possess these because to give him a name or a description would be to give him an identity. Because Meursault lacks a solid identity‚ Camus portrays him as an absent being‚ detached from society and its norms. The main cause of the conflict in the novel is Meursault’s distance from society and his flatness as a character

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    Close Reading: “The Stranger” By Albert Camus The opening of “The Stranger” Meursault is informed of his mother’s death. Meursault tells us: “I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything.” (page 3); a very strong statement to set the mood of this chapter. When he finished reading the telegram his first thought is: “That doesn’t mean anything.” this can give the reader the idea that Meursault is disconnected‚ cold‚ and perhaps

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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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    TROIS THEMES DANS L’ETRANGER D’ALBERT CAMUS In the novel‚ The Stranger‚ author Albert Camus confronts some important issues of the time‚ and uses the singular viewpoint of the narrator Meursault to develop his philosophy and effectively weave together themes of absurdity‚ colonialism‚ and free will. Through the progressive disruption of Meursault’s life and his characterization‚ Camus presents the absurdity of the human condition along with

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    The Lone Stranger To some a life has a purpose‚ but to others a life is only a life. In The Stranger by Albert Camus is not a typical romance novel. It is about a man named Meursault‚ who endures the sudden loss of his mother but feels no pain or remorse in her passing because he lives for the sensual pleasures of the present moment‚ free of any system of values. The next day he reunites with a long lost love and they reconnect with each other. Meursault later kills an Arab and is convicted of premeditated

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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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    The Stranger: Philosophical Analysis The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚ is a novel in which Meursault‚ the main character‚ develops a peculiar philosophy on the world and eventually comes to terms with the irrationality of life and meaninglessness of society. In the book‚ Meursault’s mother dies‚ and yet‚ as he travels to her funeral‚ sits a night by her coffin and attends the service‚ his first person narration voice does not give any indication of grief. The day after his mother dies‚ he meets

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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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