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    "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe‚ I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: ’Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.’ That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday." Part 1‚ Chapter 1‚ pg. 3 Mersault’s preoccupation with the exact date that his mother had passed genuinely perplexed me. This man had just lost his only family in the world and he was caught up in‚ what I believe to be‚ a frivolous detail. Off the bat‚ the book starts off with these lines‚ foreshadowing

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    Albert Camus once said “the only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion". This quote is exemplified in various examples in our society most notably through Martin Luther King and Gandhi who used civil disobedience as a way to rebel. Both of these figures were in state of living in an unfree world which resulted in them to revolting and speaking up. When one thinks of an unfree world they usually think of a place that is distressing

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    Comparing Metamorphosis to The Outsider The Outsider‚ by Albert Camus‚ and Metamorphosis‚ by Franz Kafka‚ are similar in many respects. The protagonist in The Outsider‚ Meursault‚ and the protagonist in Metamorphosis‚ Gregor are very similar. In the introductions of both stories‚ we get a glimpse at what the is like for them and their families: both are faced with kin that can be viewed in a negative light. After morphing into a bug overnight‚ Gregor is met with a family that is reproached by his

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    Absurdism is the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless‚ chaotic universe. In the novel‚ “The Stranger” by Albert Camus‚ it talks about a man that just lost his mother‚ it seems like he doesn’t really care‚ but he truly loves his mother‚ he just deals with things on his own pace. Throughout the book it seems like he gives up on life‚ and he just doesn’t care about his well being but he doesn’t show it enough‚ but at the end he is decapitated for murdering an arab citizens. I agree and

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    Albert Camus and Herman Hesse – Comparing both “The Outsider” to “Siddhartha” Both Albert Camus and Herman Hesse express their critical view on the world and society in “The Outsider” and “Siddhartha” respectively‚ using an appeal to absurdity and “the ridiculous” as a mainstream for their analytical commentaries. Therefore both pieces of literature share similarities where most of these can be found by close-reading the chapters "Among the people" and "Samsara"‚ and comparing them to Camus. This

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    correlates to Albert Camus views on the Absurd‚ shown by the information in Camusworks‚ which consist of simplifying the point of philosophy to mean life‚ the reasoning that the world is not a reasonable place‚ and there are consequences to believing in the absurd. I. Camus’ Life exemplifies his work on the Absurd similar to Bohemian Rhapsody A. According to Camus the point of philosophy is life: “The preceding merely defines a way of thinking. But the point is to live.” (Camus). Others say

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    main society are unable to do this. TheOur main character ‚Jonas‚ has lived in this society for his whole life. He enjoys life there and hangs out with his friend Asher. Once children reach the age of twelve‚ they are given a profession that they have for the rest of their lives. Jonas doesn’t have a specific job he really desires‚ but is worried due to his well rounded abilities he may get an occupation he doesn’t like. At the ceremony Jonas is selected to be the next Receiver of Memory in the community

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    in our society. Our quest is not noble‚ rather fueled by our fear of uncertainty. Since the logic of our world is derived solely from the knowledge of pervious humans‚ we continue the pattern and attempt to create a sense of rational structure. Albert Camus explores this theory of “absurdity” in his narrative novel The Stranger‚ through his character Monsieur Meursault. The novel follows Meursault through his seemingly senseless life which perpetuates to his senseless murder of another man. Throughout

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    different. In the novel The Giver the protagonist‚ Jonas is different from everyone else. Jonas sees things no one else can. He’s sees color and memories from the past. Anyone could compare their lives to Jonas‚ but not all. In conclusion‚ everyone can see color it’s normal for us but not for him. Jonas’ first color he sees is red‚ compared us on earth we understand all colors. In the novel Jonas and Asher were tossing an apple back and forth and Jonas noticed the apple was changing‚ “Does anything

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    Throughout the book “The Giver” We follow our protagonist Jonas through his early life. Jonas was soon selected to be the new receiver of memory. The elders stated that Jonas possessed all the traits of any other receiver of memory. Intelligence‚ integrity‚ courage‚ and the power to see beyond. The traits of Character that Jonas displayed are not uncommon to our contemporary society. Jonas before his assignment was just like any citizen in his society‚ always found between the lines set for him

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