of an extract from pages 14 to 15 from The Outsider by Albert Camus Word Count: 1‚378 I have decided to focus on an extract from chapter 1 of Albert Camus’ The Outsider as I feel this extract is highly significant as it serves as a device of exposition to develop Meursault’s‚ continuously judged‚ character and provides foregrounding for the rest of the novel. The prose style throughout this extract allows Camus to convey his philosophy of the absurd and portray
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The Outsiders‚ a novel written by S. E. Hinton‚ contains many dynamic characters; however‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ endures the most change. He witnesses many life-changing events over the course of two weeks‚ which heavily contributes to his transformation. In the beginning‚ Ponyboy feels isolated and alienated from the world. As a result‚ he decides to run away‚ hoping to find love and acceptance—something he believes he had never received. While on his journey‚ Ponyboy encounters
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The Stranger is written by Albert Camus‚ who was a legendary twentieth century French novelist. Camus believed in existentialism‚ which is the idea that there is no higher meaning to the universe or even man’s existence. Many believe that Camus’s novel The Stranger is an example of a man who is an existential. Meursault is the narrator in the novel‚ who really does not care about those around him. Meursault in addition has no feelings in his body‚ as he did not grieve over the lost of his mother
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Topic #1 Illustrate how Meursault’s indifferent attitude and moral ambiguity is fundamentally at odds with society’s expectations of how a person should think and behave. Outline I. Thesis Statement: In The Stranger‚ society views Meursault as a cold-hearted killer and a moral "blank." It categorizes him as dangerous and evil because Meursault refuses to conform to society’s accepted standards of behavior. II. Meursault’s attitude and behavior A. At his mother’s vigil and the funeral 1. Meursault
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In the story “The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton” there are two sides greasers and socs/the rich and poor.these two groups are rivals‚ Ponyboy the main character is a greaser.Most greasers aren’t that smart but Ponyboy is it’s just that he doesn’t use his head.Three examples of this are ponyboy and johnny walking home alone at night‚Johnny and Ponyboy smoking in an old church‚Ponyboy and Johnny fell asleep in a lot Ponyboy and Johnny were walking by themselves from a movie theater with no protection. Page
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In our world today‚ the standards of society are what many of us live by. The people who do not meet these qualifications are cast out by society. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ demonstrates what being on the outside is like. The Greasers‚ labeled as outsiders‚ are viewed by their community as hoodlums and criminals; the only reasons being that they are not well off‚ put grease in their hair‚ and dress differently. Reading this book made me think of a very important lesson everyone should
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The Outsider by S.E. Hinton was the first YA Novel published in 1967. S.E. Hinton wrote the Outsiders at 16 years old. It became a success later in the years. Most people would think that it is bad because it deals with gang violence‚ murder‚ abuse‚ but is that what S.E. Hinton is trying to portray in her
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Discussion Questions for The Stranger (1946); translated by Matthew Ward‚ 1988. Part One Chapter 1. 1. How does Camus set up Meursault’s personality -- how does Meursault respond to others’ conversation‚ to ordinary social situations‚ and to the death of his mother? 2. On page 10‚ Meursault says that at the viewing of his mother‚ he felt as if the elderly people there were judging him. Offer a conjecture about why he might have had that feeling. (It is worth paying attention to such references to
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you see people starving‚ crying or begging for money. This is what Ponyboy has to live with being a greaser. “The Outsiders” is a book by S.E Hinton. The poem “Poverty and Wealth” is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. What do these two pieces of literature have in common? Well‚ more than you’d initially think‚ because I’m here to share with you some of the similarities with “The Outsiders” and “Poverty and Wealth” First the king’s son is a lot like the Socs. In the poem it states “My son shall be a
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Albert Camus (French: [albɛʁ kamy] ( listen); 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French Nobel Prize winning author‚ journalist‚ and philosopher. His views contributed to the rise of the philosophy known as absurdism. He wrote in his essay "The Rebel" that his whole life was devoted to opposing the philosophy of nihilism while still delving deeply into individual and sexual freedom. Although often cited as a proponent of existentialism‚ the philosophy with which Camus was associated during
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