In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is a young guy that lives in Algeria. In part one‚ Meursault’s mother dies and he is completely unemotional about it. He becomes friends with his neighbor Raymond. Meursault ends up shooting and killing an Arab. In part two‚ Meursault is on trial for the murder. In both parts of this novel there is conflict. Meursault’s major conflicts were society trying to change him‚ religion‚ and honesty. Society tries very hard to change Meursault when he is on trial
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God or 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
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painfully over her 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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literature. In Albert Camus’s novel The Outsider‚ there are a variety of social groups that are portrayed in a negative light‚ but the most prominent is the female population. Throughout the book‚ many women are disregarded‚ or are seen as unimportant. From Marie to Meursault’s mother to Raymonds mistress‚ each woman is portrayed as destitute and desperate for love. Thus‚ Camus uses the character of Meursault to present women as shallow and naive to the audience. Camus portraying women this way‚ adds to
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The real standard of existentialism is the dismissal of God‚ which is extremely apparent in Camus’ The Stranger‚ where the protagonist‚ Meursault‚ declines the idea of God’s existence. Most of the existentialists believed that there are two replacements for the issue of God‚ either individuals are not free and God‚ the supreme‚ is in charge of shrewdness; or individuals are free and dependable yet God is not supreme. When it comes to Meursault‚ the second option appears to be a more grounded likelihood
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The Stranger by Albert Camus is without a doubt one of the most iconic French novels to be released. The story begins with main character Meursault being introduced as someone with emotional indifference and lack of care for daily life. From there‚ readers get to see different sides of his character through interactions with various characters. Like most literary pieces‚ these small characters help contribute to the major character’s development. One of these characters in the book is one of his
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normal coconut on the outside‚ but he lacks the quality of the fruit‚ leaving Meursault nothing but a shell. Meursault believes he is the only real individual‚ often disassociating himself from society or the other fruits. His role in The Stranger by Albert Camus proves life is what you make of it‚ for Meursault‚ life is meaningless and religion is hoax‚ but at the end of the day he put himself in his deadly situation. Despite the constant pressure of the outside world‚ Meursault is not forced to
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confliction of what “law” is and what is “justice” that becomes prevalent towards the end of The Stranger‚ and deems the question as to whether true justice was given to Meursault. As respectable as it is to deem that justice was served to Meursault in regards to his crime‚ if it can be called that‚ due to the very nature of justice and law‚ justice was in fact not served at the end of The Stranger. While law may hold an unbiased face and appear to be clear cut‚ the problem remains that its structure
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Textual Support: In The Stranger‚ Camus exposes the inhibition that religion‚ love‚ and society create against man through dialogue‚ symbolism‚ and tone. Amid Meursault’s trial‚ Céleste is called to testify about Meursault’s character. “He said‚ ‘The way I see it‚ it’s [the murder] bad luck is. It leaves you defenseless… He was about to go on‚ but the judge told him that that would be all and thanked him… he stated he had more to say” (Camus 89). When Céleste provides an answer that the judge does
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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. Meursault
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