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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December 11 2013 Symbolism in The Stranger Authors tend to use symbolism to address a profound meaning to what is written. In literature‚ symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them illustrative meaning that are different from their literal meaning. In the novel‚ Camus is effective in utilizing many symbols and motifs to symbolize certain aspects of Meursault’s life. This essay will explain the reasons as to how does Albert Camus depict society’s tendencies through
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CAMUS’ REVOLT ON ABORTION By: Mark Alexis Gaspar One if not the most horrifying topic of humanity since then is the topic of murder. Every now and then‚ there is a wide range of news concerning death. Either somebody watches news from the television or just simply listens from a radio. Whether one kills someone‚ doing the act of suicide (killing oneself)‚ or somebody meeting an accident is still an alarming incident. What makes murder a frightening act is that death is the shadow of every murder
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Meursault is characterized as a detached and emotionless character‚ which reflects the idea of existentialism in The Stranger by Albert Camus. Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes freedom to choose‚ and make choices without outside influences. This can be shown throughout the novel‚ as Meursault makes choices in his everyday life. An existentialist must accept the consequences to their decisions. Meursault is an example of an existentialist. He has a fervor for truth‚ because of this he
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The Stranger by Albert Camus In the novel The Stranger‚ Albert Camus give his expression to his philosophy of the absurd. A first person account on the life of Meursault from the death of his mother to his execution for the murder of an arab. The central theme of the novel is that the significance of human life is understood only in light of mortality‚ or the fact of death. Showing Meursault’s consciousness change through the course of events‚ camus shows how facing the possibility of death does not
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In most works of literature characters often conquer great obstacles in order to achieve a worthy goal. The obstacles characters face can be personal impediment‚ the attitudes‚ and the beliefs of others. A of a character who overcomes social or personal obstacle in to achieve a worthwhile goal is the main character in the book The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault. Meursault had challenges he faced which led him to for obtain his worthwhile goal which was to overcome society’s expectations. This
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fka:: Franz Kafka . Diaries 1910 The onlookers go rigid when the train goes past. "If he should forever ahsk me." The ah‚ released from the sentence‚ flew off like a ball on the meadow. His gravity is the death of me. His head in its collar‚ his hair arranged immovably on his skull‚ the muscles of his jowels below‚ tensed in their places— Are the woods still there? The woods were still almost there. But hardly had my glance gone ten steps farther when I left off‚ again caught up in the
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The Outsiders: Character Development From the moment of your birth to the day of your death‚ a person never stays the same. Some change for good others change for bad. Changing all depends on you‚ you choose how to change based on hard situations. In this story ‘The Outsiders’ many characters change throughout the story. Some of them change slowly‚ some change till they reach their death. Dallas one of the characters who changed in the last moment of his death. “He had an elfish face‚ with high
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and watched the Outsiders and now I think about it sometimes and the first person who comes up in my mind is Johnny. Johnny‚ a character in the “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton has to get through hard times in the bad streets and gangs of Tulsa‚Oklahoma. He was unfortunately unable to survive the hard times and ends up passing away. He was happy for what he died for after saving kids in a burning church. Johnny scared‚uneasy‚ and intuitive ways make him forever remembered in the Outsiders. After reading
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The character Sherri Valance‚ otherwise known as Cherry because of her bright red hair is the only main female character in The Outsiders. She stands as a link between the greasers and the socs. In the following paragraphs‚ I will be talking about the importance of her character‚ how the character stands as a link between the gangs‚ and how her character helps to solve the problem. I would say that Cherry is a big character in the book. In some ways‚ Bob’s death was Cherry’s fault. If she and
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