While coconuts appear to be a hairy texture‚ they are classified as a fruit. Meursault appears to blend as a normal coconut on the outside‚ but he lacks the quality of the fruit‚ leaving Meursault nothing but a shell. Meursault believes he is the only real individual‚ often disassociating himself from society or the other fruits. His role in The Stranger by Albert Camus proves life is what you make of it‚ for Meursault‚ life is meaningless and religion is hoax‚ but at the end of the day he put himself
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of the main character‚ Meursault; he is not a literal stranger but is one in a metaphorical sense. His actions and behaviors are seen as absurd and even threatening towards society and‚ therefore‚ he is seen as a “stranger”. Meursault embodies the theme of “detachment” and “ indifference”‚ and his way of life is not compatible with the common‚ human customs of society‚ and for this‚ he must be punished by the rest of civilization. Throughout the book‚ we see why Meursault is considered an outsider
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In the book The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚ Meursault is a commonly misunderstood character due to his inhumanities. He does not emote in the same way that most people do‚ and seems to have an extremely careless attitude towards the things going on around him. In the beginning of the story‚ we learn that Meursault’s mother has just passed away‚ and yet Meursault does not show any signs of grief. Another time when Meursault’s abnormalities become lucid is when he is speaking to his girlfriend‚ Marie
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Meursault and the Existential Hero Existentialism is a philosophical concept occurring in literature and the arts that emphasizes the individual person existing as a free and independent being responsible for determining their own pathways and life through acts of their will. It is a term that now exists describing the work of a few late 19th to 20th century philosophers. For Albert Camus‚ the existential hero takes to life by rising above the meaninglessness of an existence devoid of the Emperor
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Sympathetic Presentation of Meursault in The Stranger The Stranger is a novel to be felt rather than understood. Camus strings a complex web of emotions well beneath the reader’s consciousness: through the display of a seemingly simple series of events‚ the author is able to soak the reader with heavy feelings of uneasiness and estrangement. Because of this‚ the unsuspecting reader comes to have some sympathy for an otherwise unrelatable character‚ the “cold-blooded killer” Meursault. Through his artfully
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While chapters one and 2 serve to characterize Meursault as generally emotionless (ie: his Mother’s funeral and affair with Marie) Chapter 3 works to establish Meursault as a “friend” to different people. Just the same as his relationships with his mother and girlfriend‚ Meursault’s relationships with his friends are what one can deem as unconventional. In doing so the author reveals some truths about Meursault and the nature of free will and judgement. The first set of interactions involves both
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Marie and Meursault: Meant to Be or Want to Be? “It occurred to me that anyway one more Sunday was over‚ that Mamam was buried now‚ that I was going back to work and that really‚ nothing had changed.”(1.1.15) These are some of the words that ran through Meursault’s mind after his mother’s death. He was very isolated from her so he felt as if nothing had changed. He was not the most outgoing person but the same cannot be said about his love interest‚ Marie. Throughout the novel‚ The Stranger‚ Meursault
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stranger"‚ Albert Camus creates Meursault as a protagonist‚ who does not think about anything deeply. Because of that‚ he can not really enjoy his life. However‚ finally‚ he thinks about his life when he faces death; he truly realized how to face to the absurd world‚ and thus becomes Camus’ perfect existential hero. Meursault is indifferent‚ and he thinks he perfectly enjoys each moment; however‚ the reality is he just wastes time and does not even know that. Meursault thinks that emotion is ridiculous
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is through the use of high modality that Keating manifests the cruel nature of war showing the pointlessness and shear impairment that it instigates on society which dehumanises nations rather then develops which will ultimately lead to a diminishment of society in future generations. Keating incorporates juxtaposition within his piece through ‘his tomb is a reminder of what we have lost in war and what we have gained’ It is through juxtaposition Keating contrasts the impact it has on his community
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Description of Events COP Keating was established in a remote location near the town of Kamdesh of Nuristan province in North Eastern Afghanistan approximately 25 km from the Pakistan boarder along the only improved dirt road in the Kamdesh district. OP Fritsche was established 2.2 Km straight line distance to the southeast‚ non-line of sight with an elevation difference of 2150 ft. from Keating. The COP was surrounded by extremely rugged‚ mountainous high ground and is positioned to interdict
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