This paper seeks to compare and contrast the philosophical views of two great philosophers‚ namely Albert Camus and Franz Kafka. The works involved in this argument are Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and Camus’ The Outsider. The chief concern of both writers is to find a kind of solution to the predicament of modern man and his conflict with machines and scientific theories. Death‚ freedom‚ truth and identity are themes to be studies here in the sense of absurdity. Kafka was born in Prague in 1883.
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The Stranger by Albert Camus was published in 1946. The novel begins with Meursault receiving a telegram informing him of his mother’s death. Over the next two weeks after the funeral‚ Meursault carries on like nothing tragic happened. He gets a girlfriend‚ befriends a pimp‚ and goes on a beach vacation with both. During the vacation‚ he and Raymond‚ the pimp‚ get into a fight with the Arabs and Meursault kills one without an explanation for the crime. At the murder trial‚ the court said he was cold-hearted
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disregarded‚ or are seen as unimportant. From Marie to Meursault’s mother to Raymonds mistress‚ each woman is portrayed as destitute and desperate for love. Thus‚ Camus uses the character of Meursault to present women as shallow and naive to the audience. Camus portraying women this way‚ adds to the theme of the novel that these values of love and attachment that women posses are all absurd. From the outset‚ Camus presents women as naive as these character’s struggle to find meaning in their lives.
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Existentialism is often defined as a philosophical movement or tendency‚ emphasizing individual existence‚ freedom and choice. As a result of the diversity of positions associated with this term it is impossible to define precisely. There are‚ however‚ basic themes common in existentialist beliefs. As is evident through the root of the word‚ exist‚ there is a stress on definite individual existence and freedom of choice. Developed between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ this ideology influenced
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Albert Camus had his own personal meaning of life‚ a revelation of his own‚ “I think my life is of great importance‚ but I also think it is meaningless.” The meaning of life‚ in the world’s eyes‚ is a fleeting thing‚ ever evolving and changing like the days in a year. Many authors have broached this elusive topic but none have been as inventive or done so with quite as much success as Albert Camus in his book The Stranger. Camus‚ the man who brought notoriety to the absurd‚ used this book to explore
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Stranger Reading Journal Essay In Albert Camus’ The Stranger‚ the story is told in a first person point of view from Monsieur Meursault as the narrator. For a more obvious reason‚ the book is told in his point of view because he is the main character‚ but there are multiple other possibilities for why Camus did so. The book is a memory of what happened leading up to his execution‚ which is why it needed to be in first person point of view. Camus did this because there are a lot of things we
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Jared Felixbrod Mrs. Manzo English II CPE‚ Period 2 September 8‚ 2012 The curious incident of the dog in the Night-Time Quote #1: “Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being. “ Albert Camus “...carrying a book in his hand and he said ‘You look lost.’ So I took out my Swiss Army knife.” (Haddon 171) In this quote Christopher feels threatened and scared. He is flustered from being away from home and is not used to his normal routine. He
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Outline: Background analysis: • Camus and French theatre of early 20th century • Existentialism • Existentialism philosophy • Existentialism and Camus • Expressing the message of existentialism through character • Historical background • Caligula historical and cultural background • Tragedy background • Other famous tragedy characters and their portrayal Preparing the role: • Stanislavsky method for actors • Theory • Practical exercises • Script and language analysis of Caligula
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In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the protagonist Meursault is a man who is indifferent to major events in his life which would deserve a "proper" reaction according to society. Also‚ the decisions he makes in his life are done carelessly and without a second thought about whether what he is doing is good or bad. As a result‚ Meursault is a stranger to society because of how differently his view on life is based on how he approaches certain aspects of life. Eventually‚ death is what connects
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When Albert Camus wrote The Stranger in 1942‚ his intention was to present absurdism and existentialism to the world. The absurdity of life from Camus’s eyes come to life through the main character‚ Meursault. Throughout the novel‚ Meursault doesn’t wish he could live another life nor does he attempt to change his final judgement. Meursault’s inability to feel emotions and express them to others is a primary example of existentialism throughout the novel. From Meursault’s physical descriptions of
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