COMPARISON OF "RAGTIME"‚ "THE STRANGER" AND "ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD" Option One: Character Discussion Compared to Ragtime or Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ I wasn’t really drawn into their world as much as I was with The Stranger. It’s not that Ragtime was more compelling than The Stranger‚ I just found Camus’ to be much more ’readable ’. I thought Mister Meursault was the most intriguing character I’ve come across in a book in some time. I don’t really read that much‚ but I
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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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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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Supporting the Prince: Why Athena’s Metamorphosis was a Strategic Success Book 1: 118-373‚ Athena visiting Telemachus as Mentes will be the section under analysis. In Homer’s “The Odyssey” there are many instances of disguise and dissimulation. If you include maintaining your appearance while withholding your name‚ Odysseus often disguises himself. This is also consistent with part of his personality described as cunning. Comparatively‚ Athena disguises her whole appearance after determining
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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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Lundahl 1 Daniel Lundahl Jr. (Herbert) Jill Ciofani-Nolan Third Period English Monday‚ November 25‚ 2013 The Metamorphosis‚ The Stranger‚ and Existentialism One of the saddest aspects of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis is the fact that young Gregor genuinely cares about his family. From the opening of the story‚ he is shown to be a person who works hard to support his family‚ even though they do little for themselves. When Gregor morphs into a cockroach‚ however‚ the limits of familial loyalty and
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The True Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka offers much to be critiqued‚ including the reason why Gregor Samsa was transformed into a hideous beetle. The truth is Gregor had put himself into a position of demise long ago. Over the years‚ he had worked himself into both physical and mental exhaustion. Gregor was the sole provider‚ and eventually his family grew less appreciative of him. His relationship with his family had gone south. They were no longer as close‚ and it were as
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alienated himself long before his metamorphosis into a beetle. His obsession with his job had dehumanized him‚ made him less personal and more mechanical. While on business trips‚ he began to lock his doors at night in the hotels. He carried this action back to his homelife. His family did not know him anymore partially because they took him for granted for making their money for them and partially because that was simply how he wanted in to be. Gregor’s metamorphosis into a beetle only allowed his
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Comparison of Metamorphosis and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Metamorphosis and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich are two novels in which the main character is living an imprisoned life. One of these men is being forced to reside alone in his room due to a maddening illness that has overtaken his mind while the other is an actual prisoner in a Russian war camp. Gregor Samsa and Ivan Denisovich are just two examples of how a world gone mad can change how life is lived in almost no
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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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