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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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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Shakespeare Coriolanus Journal 1 "I sin in envying his nobility;And were I any thing but what I am‚I would wish me only he. AufidisAct 1 sc. 1 page 230 I think this quote describes the love of Coriolanus. Coriolanus longs to encounter Aufidius man-to-man. Aufidius‚ on his end‚ welcomes Coriolanus to his side He goes so far as to say that his passion for Coriolanus is as great as his love for the "maid I married". Whether Aufidius loves Coriolanus in this passionate sense is problematical
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we shared a lot of things. In addition‚ I knew both him and his girlfriend (who is now his wife) since they started dating; therefore‚ he would tell me a lot of things that happened with their relationship. After learning about chapter 9 about dialectical tensions‚ I found that their relationship somehow went through some of them which are: integration vs. separation and revelation vs. concealment. I would say the turning point for all of those conflicting tensions was their marriage about one year
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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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Chapter 1 1. The parrot says “Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That’s all right!” (Chopin 5). It means “Get out! Get out! Damn it!” The words foreshadow something tragic to occur in the end of the novel. The parrot is also caged and also speaks a language in which only the mockingbird can understand. The parrot symbolizes Edna Pontillier who seems to only be understood by some but not all and seems to be beside herself because her husband doesn’t seem to notice her. 2. Leonce Pontellier
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The doctor called me to his room on Sunday. I was very hesitant when I walked up the stairs as the door was opened which never happens and the firelight was flickering. I knocked on the door as quietly‚ but still loud enough to get his attention. He was so drawn into the flames burning that when he looked up he smiled at me very weakly. Just like he always did he quivered and I knew it was not from the fire that caused him to turn away. I walked in the room and he gave me an order written on a piece
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THOUGHTS ABOUT THOUGHTS “When I wake up in the morning….” So the 500‚000 songs go‚ and anything is possible after that. You could “be sorry for not givin her all the luvin she deserved and now she ain’t no more”….. Or you “see the risin sun and it brings you back to Wyoming in the summer”….or you “have one more cup of coffee and one more cigarette and one more turn pike”. Sometimes better to have slept it out! The last man I asked if he heard voices said: “I wake up in the morning and I’m a
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What kind of book is this? List three evidences of this. I would say that this book falls under the category of being a romantic fiction novel. This isn’t a true story and it also is about a two people falling in and out of love and making big decisions so that’s why I would say it is a romantic fiction novel. “Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She’d believed in it once‚ too‚ back when she was eighteen.” pg 55. “By the time summer ended‚ he knew he was in love‚ and when
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Tomorrow code book two The Yesterday Virus Chapter One Tane and Rebecca walked over the ruins of Tane’s house “I can’t believe that it’s only been two days since we went into the Mobius” said Rebecca. “Yeah” said Tane he was trying to mask his sadness but was doing a poor job. “At least we sent the message back to ourselves so hopefully our past selves will stop the Chimera Project from happening” Rebecca reminded Tane. At that moment the message sent from the chronophone was spiraling through
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