her writings. Brown supports the idea of individuality and originality through forms of isolation. Albert Camus displays his existential views through the motif of conformity and confinement in his novel The Stranger .This portrayal of the difference between society’s expectations and a character’s mentality of refusing to conform to society’s expectations through confinement reveals Camus philosophical belief of the benevolent indifference of the universe. The image of the elderly people gathered
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Book Review for the novel assignment- Multi-cultural lit/Comp Title of Book: The Stranger Author: Albert Camus From whose Point of View is the novel written? This story was written in first person narration. The stranger forces readers to experience the same uncertainties. List Four Characters and explain their importance or significance to the novel as a whole. (At least four detailed sentences for each character are needed. Mention character traits!) 1. Meursault: The protagonist and narrator
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shoulders. It seemed as though the pain she was experiencing was interminable. What this mother is experiencing is considered a very typical reaction‚ which many experience when a dear relative is lost. In the novel‚ The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is the one who must face the agony of losing his mother. Many people might assume that Meursault would experience an emotional reaction
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amongst most absurd plays. Despite this strange philosophy‚ Theatre of the absurd mimics certain elements of realistic acting to produce an anomalous yet comical and entertaining style of theatre. Emerging in the late 1940’s‚ authors such as Beckett‚ Camus and Pinter were pioneers of Theatre of the absurd‚ who to some extent redefined modern theatre‚ yet Pinter describes his works as merely “symbolic realism” as opposed to absurd. The plays “The Caretaker” by Harold Pinter and “A Streetcar Named Desire”
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living. People are only equal in the eyes of death. No one can escape mortality. Both The Plague‚ by Albert Camus as translated by Stuart Gilbert‚ and Rashomon‚ by Akutagawa as translated by Jay Rubin‚ use setting and characterization to make clear the theme death has as the great equalizer. The setting that is created in a piece of literature can be used to forge the theme. Both Albert Camus and Akutagawa use this literary feature to its full potential to highlight the theme that death has as the
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destiny when they were born‚ while others think that they decide what they do by themselves. In "the stranger"‚ Albert Camus creates Meursault as a protagonist‚ who does not think about anything deeply. Because of that‚ he can not really enjoy his life. However‚ finally‚ he thinks about his life when he faces death; he truly realized how to face to the absurd world‚ and thus becomes Camus’ perfect existential hero. Meursault is indifferent‚ and he thinks he perfectly enjoys each moment; however‚ the
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commonalities result in a community that would not have otherwise existed. When there is a disregard for religion‚ there is a loss of community and thus a step towards isolation. This is best seen through the comparison of The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚ and Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In The Stranger‚ the main character exhibits an immense disregard for religion; coincidentally this person is very much alone in the novel. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold‚ the main character
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Camus himself rejected even suggestive of the “existential” label to The Stranger. “The absurd” is a term Camus created‚ and a philosophical idea that he grew and established. Reading The Stranger with Camus’s viewpoint of the absurd in mind‚ reveals a lot about the text (Sparksnotes). The opening phrases
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of the Ethical." ( HYPERLINK "http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=2068" http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=2068 7 Nietzsche. Antichrist. ( HYPERLINK "http://www.fns.org.uk/ac.htm" http://www.fns.org.uk/ac.htm) 8 Camus. "An Absurd Reasoning." ( HYPERLINK "http://www.onelifellc.com/AN%20ABSURD%20REASONING.doc" http://www.onelifellc.com/AN%20ABSURD%20REASONING.doc) Jean Paul Sartre. Existentialism is a Humanism. http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/sartre/works/exist/sartre
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Throughout The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the protagonist‚ Meursault‚ is worried about being judged. The reader does not realize that Camus sets us up to constantly judge Meursault. Meursault is very analytical and can seem to be insensitive at times. However‚ Meursault’s actions can be taken many different ways. The ending leaves the reader to give a final judgment on whether Meursault is a menace to society or not. Meursault should not have received the death sentence because he was judged for his
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