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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This just leaves me with a few questions: what is a myth and why are they important?‚ how has the old west myth affected our society?‚ and why was the west so popular? First off‚ what is a myth? Webster’s Dictionary defines a myth as: “a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice‚ belief‚ or natural occurrence”. Myths usually try to tie into the morality of the time period‚ and group of people they were designed for. When a myth is created it is based off the actual event‚ however
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Media has become the main source of mass communication between people all over the globe. Often‚ people use media to advertise or send messages to their target audience with ease; much more than they would have in the past. Sometimes the messages that capitalist corporations use to sell to an audience are manipulated or hidden to focus on the unconscious mind of the viewer. These messages and signals are very apparent in Ariana Grande’s music video‚ “Break Free”. In this music video‚ Ariana is fighting
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Ava is created to adapt to the preferences and emotions of each person she encounters instead of a single figure as in the Pygmalion myth. Instead of being created to serve a singular purpose‚ Ava’s limitations are far less restricting‚ allowing her to make her own decisions and act upon her own observations. Ex Machina adeptly injects feminist theory and design into an already well-explored
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Sheriece Wingo HS115 Prof. Schownir Paper #1 Creation stories are crucial to society! No matter what culture or religion‚ it gives us a sense of belonging‚ a sense of knowing where we started. Even if it is considered a “myth” for the people who identify with that culture or religion‚ it gives them a sense of relief‚ and comfort on how they got here on this planet. In order to have individuality and uniqueness our stories have to be different. The creation stories we have been studying are different
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meaningless and irrational world).He is also the author of The Stranger and wrote an essay about how the Myth of Sisyphus relates greatly to his philosophy of absurdism. Here’s the question. What could a teenage icon that lives for fun‚ happiness‚ and normal teenage things and a 20th century absurdist possibly have in common? These two people have way more in common than you would ever think or know. The myth of Sisyphus is about a man who was very clever and tried to trick Zeus. In Sisyphus’ attempt in
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There are many stories that talk about the creation of the earth and have been passed from generation to generation. However‚ each culture and each region has its own stories about the creation. They are unique in some way but still share the same themes that are universal to many civilizations. Almost all the themes talk about how we and everything on earth were created or how the universe and humanity developed. Two of the most popular creation stories are the Book of Genesis and the Popol Vuh
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References: 1. Camus‚ Albert. The Stranger‚ Penguin Books‚ 1983. 2. Camus‚ Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus‚ Penguin Books‚ 1988. 3. McCarthy‚ Partrick. Albert Camus The Stranger. Cambridge University Press‚ 1988. 4. Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary‚ http://www.merriam-webster.com/ 5. R. Lottman‚ Herbert. Albert Camus: A Biography‚ University
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Since the beginnings‚ creation stories have been a key part to the foundation of a culture. Creation stories were told and past own to generations by word of mouth until they could later be transcribed. In the early twentieth century‚ the creation story of the Pima‚ was transcribed by one of their own‚ Edward H Wood. The creation story of the Pima was created by Thin Leather‚ the uncle of Edward H Wood. According to “Voices”‚ these native people tried their best to stay away from influences such
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Myth and legends have been of much fascination theme among Iranian authors. This seems to arise from the fact that the stories appeal to children who always want explanations about the puzzling reality around them. Children normally marvel at things their minds find complex and their inquisitive minds long to discover and explain the intriguing reality. For instance‚ children are fascinated by the appearances and actions of especially animals; why are they of different colors‚ shapes and sizes? Why
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