thoughts include: “will I be liked? Am I good enough? How will it be without my parents?” And so on. I won’t bore you with the details. Although I do not have answers to those questions‚ one thing is certain. I will be referred to as a stranger. In “The Stranger” by Alfred Schuetz‚ he writes an articulate piece of writing about joining a group in an unfamiliar environment. Alfred Schuetz mentions a concept called “recipes‚” which are tools that help people solve problems in daily life. “Recipes”
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Albert Camus’ ‘The Outsider’ and J.D Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ both have central characters who find themselves on the boundaries of the society they live in. Holden Caulfield finds himself ‘lonesome’ in 1950’s New York‚ in the lead up to Christmas‚ while Meursault‚ the protagonist of Camus’ novel faces trial before a jury after committing the murder of an unnamed Arab man‚ in 1930’s Algeria. The question we must ask ourselves as readers is: are the stories of these two men still relevant
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Albert Camus’ The Outsider from an Ecocritical Point of View Vikram Jyoti Das EGE10026 Meursault- the protagonist of Camus’ The Outsider is shown as being influenced by nature. His character and actions are indicative of how an individual is affected by the environment in which he dwells and how a change in the surroundings affects his psychology. The character of Meursault also portrays the biological evolutionary notion of adaptability and how a superior species
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chains‚ but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” The short story‚ “The Strangers That Came To Town” by Ambrose Flack‚ clearly outlines the common and universal theme: true freedom is being accepted for who you are‚ no matter your appearance. This universal theme is revealed through the text’s compelling character‚ heartfelt plot and symbolic setting. In “The Strangers That Came To Town‚” the effects of being treated with freedom is displayed through the character of Mr
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Anna Altman has published an article called “A College education should include rooming with a total stranger” on “The New York Times” website trying to find out‚ how good is it for students to share a room with someone‚ you’ve never seen before. In the article‚ the author lets us have her research about all negative and positive effects of rooming with a total stranger. She says that college is a great part of everyone’s life where people have to learn not only how to solve math problems or
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Since "okay" really isn’t a state of being you really can’t "be" "okay". However you sure can think that you are. Existentialism is the philosophy behind "being" and it can be interpreted in many different ways. In the beginning of the film the ideas of existentialism between the Jaffe’s and Caterine Vauban took on almost a "Star Wars" mentality. The force represents existentialism itself‚ it has ideas and they can be used and manipulated in any way which the user sees
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The Strangers That Came to Town: Andy In Ambrose Flack’s short story‚ “The Strangers That Came to Town” the main character‚ Andy‚ is a young‚ good kid who must mature over the course of events. Initially‚ Andy is a good kid‚ but acts judges the Duvitches by their societal standing. After the Duvitches move into their new house‚ the townspeople begin to judge them‚ “…the Duvitches were marked people. They were the one struggling family in a prosperous community” (3). When Andy judges the Duvitches
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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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consummated‚ for me to feel less alone‚ I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate." (Camus 122-3). He felt as if he was ready to live again just like Maman before she had passed away. Meursault is an absurd hero at the end because he accepted death‚ passing the Absurd Walls and into the absurd freedom‚ where one can experience life to the fullest. Another absurdist is present in this novel. Raymond‚ a malicious‚
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Belonging is a matter of choice Belonging is something we are all entitled to‚ but is not something that we are necessarily allowed to choose‚ but deep down in each and every individual we have an innate drive to belong/not belong to something or someone. We may have a sense of belonging in one area‚ but not so much in the other‚ so we can see that to belong‚ we must act. We discover that being isolated and alienated is an easy thing to happen‚ but we can find an alternative path to
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