How does Camus present his theory of the absurd through Meursault? The Absurd is a philosophy derived from existentialism which was conceived by the French philosopher and writer Albert Camus. It states that humanity searches for meaning in a meaningless world thus‚ the search and life as a whole become futile because there is no such thing as a meaning to the world and to existence. This also makes other aspects of life worthless such as believing in a higher entity like God or in an afterlife
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How does Meursault manifest the belief that much of life is absurd? In the stranger‚ Albert Camus makes his existential disposition quite apparent through his protagonist‚ Meursault. Meursault describes social situations and his emotions with short‚ concise‚ direct sentences leading the reader to believe that he does not care much for life outside the physical aspects. This lack of emotion is countered by descriptive details and great care for Meursault’s physical condition. Right out of
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THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD The dictionary meaning of the word ‘Absurd’ is unreasonable‚ ridiculous or funny. But it is used in a somewhat different sense when we speak of the ‘Theatre of the Absurd’‚ or more commonly known now-a-days as ‘Absurd Drama’. The phrase ‘The Theatre of the Absurd’ was coined by the critic Martin Esslin‚ who made it the title of his book on the same subject‚ published in 1961. Esslin points out in this book that there is no such thing as a regular
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Theater of the Absurd Theater of the Absurd came about as a reaction to World War II. It took the basis of existential philosophy and combined it with dramatic elements to create a style of theatre which presented a world which can not be logically explained‚ life is in one word‚ ABSURD! Needless to say‚ this genre of theatre took quite some time to catch on because it used techniques that seemed to be illogical to the theatre world. The plots often deviated from the more traditional episodic
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“Meursault: Change in Character” "The man is‚ indeed‚ a derelict; he has no intellectual life‚ no love‚ no friendship‚ no interest in anyone or faith in anything. His life is limited to physical sensations and to cheap pleasures of modern mass culture" (Girard 528)‚ Girard says as he speaks about Meursault in The Stranger. Meursault‚ in Girard’s point of view‚ obtains the personality of a man that has no interest in anyone or faith in anything. During The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ Meursault‚
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influence of the author’s life on the work. Meursault killed the Arab because of the sun‚ because he felt like it. Therefore‚ had it been any other person‚ be it French or Arab‚ he would have still done it at that particular time and moment. It was because of this inferiority of the Arabs that‚ at Meursault’s trial‚ he was not condemned
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authors mostly used the Absurdist form to express their ideas but nevertheless through completely different styles. First of all ‘’Absurd’’ is commonly known as the philosophical concept of ‘’ existence absurdity’’ which means everything that the human mind cannot explain‚ such as unjustified and meaningless actions which can be found in both the plays. The word ‘’Absurd’’ comes from the Latin and is a link between the word ‘’ab’’ that express a concept of ‘’ far from’’ and ‘’sardare’’ that means ‘’speak
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set in the country of Algeria‚ where Camus grew up. The protagonist Meursault is a man who enjoys physical sensations and pleasures and does not care for the social or emotional aspects of life. He is like this because of his belief that there is no meaning to life and that it is absurd to try to find one. In the story‚ Meursault is on trial for murder because he kills an Arab and at this part of the story you can see that Meursault is an actual threat to society‚ weather he means to be or not. Throughout
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fully understood. Meursault can’t change past behavior and actions‚ making him responsible for the way society thinks about his behavior. Meursault’s indifference to societies perception on what they think a normal behavior should be‚ and human relationship causes him to known as the actual “stranger” with people he comes across with. In the novel the stranger‚ society views Meursault as emotionally disabled and a detached killer; however the reader quickly realizes that Meursault refuses to abide
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What is the Theatre of the Absurd? The theatre of the absurd is a term that was created by a Hungarian Critic Martin Esslin. It is a term that represents a few European playwrights in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Some characteristics of the theatre of the absurd include broad comedy‚ mixed with horrific or tragic images‚ characters caught in hopeless situations forced to do repetitive or meanlingless actions‚ dialogue full of clichés‚ wordplay and nonsense: plots that are cynical or absurdly expansive;
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