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    Stranger

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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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    the stranger

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    1) How does Meursault explain to the lawyer how his “physical needs” relate to his “feelings”? How is this significant to our understanding of Meursault? Throughout the entire novel‚ Meursault constantly suppresses his emotions by directing his focus towards his physical annoyances‚ whether he is tired‚ has a headache‚ or is irritated by someone else. He explained to the lawyer that‚ “[his] physical needs often got in the way of [his] emotions”. For example‚ Meursault justifies his absence of sadness

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    THE STRANGER and THE ALCHEMIST Belief and Response Essay As one would make it through The Alchemist or The Stranger they would start to notice a clear separation of what each of these books portray. On one side you have The Alchemist which represents more of a positive outlook on life and following your dreams. On the other you have The Stranger which depicts more of a negative connotation on life. Although these two accounts seem far from each other‚ they present themes throughout the text that

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    Stranger in the Village

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    and from home daily. This inconvenience made it hard for me stay connect with my classmates in the afterschool extracurricular activities. Changing schools meant meeting a new group of people I did not know. Joining the school mid-year I was the stranger that came in knowing nothing about how the school worked. Most people had already formed their little friend groups and created their own schedules. On the other hand‚ the large amount of people at this school meant that some students still had time

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    the kindness on strangers

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    The kindness on strangers Blanche is a fading‚ but nevertheless attractive Southern belle‚ whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur. Her poise is an illusion she presents to shield others‚ and most of all herself‚ from reality to try to make herself still attractive to new male suitors. Blanche arrives from her hometown of Auriol‚ Mississippi at the apartment of her sister‚ Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter)‚ in the French Quarter of New Orleans

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    Strangers on a Train

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    Similarities While comparing the film’s Strangers on a Train‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock and The Spanish Prisoner directed by David Mamet‚ two suspenseful mysteries unfold. In this essay I will compare both directors use of themes‚ tones‚ and camera effects to convey the thrilling story of a confused and tortured protagonist. While they are different plotlines‚ both stories overlap in many ways. Perhaps Mamet may have even made an homage to Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train by mirroring various scenes

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    Living with Strangers

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    with Strangers Every community has unwritten rules that only fellow citizens understand. These rules have inspired the American novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt to write the essay “Living with Strangers” in The New York Times in 2002. The essay is about the cultural differences she had to deal with when she moved from Minnesota - where people are accused of being a snob if they don’t greet everyone they meet - to New York - where people live rather isolated lives and greeting strangers on the

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    Living With Strangers

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    Living With Strangers There are many different societies and cultures in the world and they all have different unspoken rules and routines. There are things that are acceptable in one culture and not in another. In “Living With Strangers” an essay written by Siri Hustvedt in 2002‚ Siri explains some of these untold rules. Siri describes how she used to live in Minnesota and how much contact people made with each other in Minnesota‚ in contrast to New York. She talks about how the people from Minnesota

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    Euphemism In The Stranger

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    The Stranger We All Are and Deny A human is not born with the comprehension of morals or “adequate” behaviour‚ they are programmed by their environment and social interaction on a more of a precise right and wrong. Nobel Prize winning author‚ Albert Camus brilliantly paints the definition of cold‚ logical indifference with the protagonist‚ Meursault‚ in “The Stranger”. Through the unravelling of events and Meursault’s reactions towards them‚ the author succeeds into compelling the reader to question

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    Living with Strangers

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    Living with Strangers Indifference is when a way to behave‚ or se show to that you do not care. Most people are using this term‚ to have the attitude of not caring. Indifference is especially used when people do not want to get involved with stuff‚ and therefore act like they do not see it‚ or do not care. Out of this term‚ you can talk about the “Pretend it didn’t happened law”. The Essay “Living with strangers” is written by Siri Husvedt‚ it is published in 2002 in The New York Times. Siri

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