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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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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preceding merely defines a way of thinking. But the point is to live.” (The Myth of Sisyphus) B. Camus’ life and work were dominated by the juxtaposition of an indomitable will towards happiness and justice on one hand and the indifference and hostility of the world on the other hand. This juxtaposition constitutes the absurd. II. Camus’ Work. Most of Camus’ work is a development of the themes dealt with in The Myth of Sisyphus and the problems that arose from them. III. The Absurd
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one who gives the animals names. The differences between “Genesis” and “ The World on The Turtles back” are more specific‚ where as the similarities are more general and broad. There is only few and general similarities between these two creation myths. The similarities show more about the story than the differences do. They both acknowledge deity‚ meaning they both believe in a supreme being or beings. In“ The World on The Turtles back” there is a great tree and in “Genesis‚” there is the tree
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In the second part of “The Stranger‚” Meursault is on trial for the assassination of an Arab man. Camus simply utilizes the trial as a metaphor for life to promote his notion of the absurd. Camus believes that the absurdity of our inherently meaningless life is our quest to find meaning or validity in a world where there is no absolute truth. Similar to our ambition to find meaning in our life‚ the trial attempts to search for Meursault’s motive to murder the seemingly innocent Arab. As the case
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Part one: The three short stories- When Grizzlies Walked Upright‚ The Earth on Turtle’s Back‚ and The Navajo Origin Legend – all share a similar concept. The story The Earth on Turtle’s Back talks about before Earth even existed everything was water and there were birds and animals that swam around. Up‚ above the clouds‚ was a skyland where humans lived. In the end of this short story a small little muskrat brings up land from underneath the water and gives the chief’s wife a place to stand and
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The Phoenix The Phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in many mythologies from the ancient Greeks‚ Egyptians and Romans. The legend of the Phoenix has been around for centuries‚ it’s a supernatural creature with a life of a thousand years. Once its life is up it will cast itself in flames‚ and as it dies it will be reborn again from its own ashes. The Phoenix has long been presented as a symbol of rebirth‚ immortality‚ and renewal. The Phoenix can be interpreted in various ways;
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Mayan and Aztec Mythology The Origin of the Sun and the Moon This book is called Mayan and Aztec Mythology. Written by Michael A. Schuman. I choose to write my report about this myth because it was the most interesting. I find Mayan and Aztec mythology to be the most grotesque myths I have ever read. This myth was about two boys by the name of Hunahpu and Vucub. They were twin brothers who loved to play pohatok. Pohatok is game the Mayans played on a court. The objective was to get a ball‚ made
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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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