The Stranger The Stranger written by Albert Camus‚ a Nobel Prize winner‚ tells the tale of a young man named Monsieur Meursault. In the beginning‚ Monsieur Meursault’s mother‚ Maman‚ has died. After getting a telegram containing news of Maman’s death‚ Monsieur Meursault heads to Marengo where his mother had been taken care of in a home. He is greeted by the director of the home who leads him to the mortuary to see Maman. Meursault attends her vigil that night and attends the funeral procession the
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Are constructivist criticisms on realism justified? Introduction In this essay‚ I will argue that constructivist criticisms on realism are justified‚ provided that the alternative procedural decision making process that constructivists offer seems plausible. I will argue for this by showing that not only arguments derived from is/ought problem‚ but also practical problems justify the criticisms constructivist have towards realism. First of all‚ one viewpoint that realists and constructivists
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MASTERING THE ART OF CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM To become better writers‚ people need to be evaluated‚ but taking criticism from others is often difficult. The way you tell someone “ You did it wrong” can destroy goodwill and cooperation‚ or it can build the relationship and help the person learn from the mistake‚ improve performance‚ and retain self-esteem. To criticize more constructively‚ follow these suggestions : Get all the facts first : Don’t accept hearsay or rumors. Find out specifically
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February 20‚ 2012 Historical Criticism Essay “Understanding a literary work by investigating the social‚ cultural and intellectual context that produced it” (2023) is known as historical criticism. In the short story The Storm‚ there are some key features that show that the story can be pieced apart by historical criticism. For example the names of the characters and where they live give a little background information of their culture and also we get a good sense of the time from the fact that
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The Guest by Albert Camus highlights several golden principles of life. For every action there is an opposite or equal reaction. Throughout the story‚ each character has a choice to make that will affect the well-being of others. The freedom of choice is shown through the conflict of the three characters—Daru‚ Balducci‚ and the Arab. Daru has a choice to allow the Arab to choose for himself‚ Balducci has a choice that could result in the loss of employment‚ and the Arab has a choice that may benefit
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Social groups are often marginalized or misrepresented in various pieces of 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
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for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself”. Rita Mae Brown displays the message of nonconformity and existential views throughout her writings. Brown supports the idea of individuality and originality through forms of isolation. Albert Camus displays his existential views through the motif of conformity and confinement in his novel The Stranger .This portrayal of the difference between society’s expectations and a character’s mentality of refusing to conform to society’s expectations
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF MARXISM TO THE STUDY OF LITERARY CRITICISM It is evident that Marxism has made great contribution in the study and criticism of Literature‚ there is need to explain a little bit on Marxism before we discuss its contribution. Marxism is a social and political theory based on the works of Karl Marx and his followers‚ associated with the socialist and communist movements‚ these works mainly are Manifesto of the Communist Party and the German Ideology. It should be understood
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environment for children? Or what kind of knowledge and attitude do children receive from school? According to article “School Is Bad for Children” published in the magazine The Saturday Evening Post in 1969 by John Holt‚ the author argues various criticisms and solutions of formal education system. There are some negative facts that he [John Holt] claims that children feel learning is not active procedure and often lose their curiosity in school. Children lose critical thinking and just answer what
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Art often serves as a criticism of society of a specific time period. A prime example of this premise is John Sloan’s Sixth Avenue & 30th Street‚ New York City. This piece depicts the intersection of these two streets in early 20th century New York. In the foreground stands a drunken woman holding her pale of beer. To the right‚ two prostitutes stare at her and further to the right‚ a group of gentlemen stare at them. This kind of scene was common among the seedier streets of New York at the time
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