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    archetype. The question is‚ is tragedy a type of the rebirth archetype? The absurdist novel entitled The Stranger (The Outsider)‚ also known as L’Étranger by Albert Camus clearly portrays the rebirth in the story but is still engulfed by the tragedy concepts seen in many literature examples. “Once you’re up against it‚ the precise manner of your death has obviously small importance” (Camus‚ 71). The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus is a tragedy book based on the story plot of a man named Meursault who is

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    B. Living With Strangers In 2011 8‚244‚910 people were living in one of the United States’ most famous cities: New York. New York has the highest population density in the United States with over 27000 people per square mile and it is estimated that 200 languages are spoken in the city. In a city with so many people‚ different cultures‚ and languages converts may have difficulties with growing accustomed to a city full of strangers. The American novelist and essayist‚ Siri Hustvedt‚ debates

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    A Simple Act of Kindness I believe that kindness is one of the most important human characteristics. It is not that hard to say a simple ’thank you’‚ and yet it can really change the outlook of someone else’s day. My sister once told me‚ “It takes more muscles to frown than to smile.” I have noticed that just being polite to the people around you can really make the atmosphere around you more positive. I can think of a lot of examples of when being polite has made things a little smoother‚ including

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    The Stranger by Albert Camus is a novella that focuses on the philosophy of existentialism. The story is about a young French man named Meursault living in Algiers‚ Algeria. He is a man that undergoes isolation from the world because of the way he lives his life. As the narrator and protagonist of the book‚ the readers watch Meursault build meaningless relationships‚ reject moral standards‚ and become a threat to society in the eyes of the public because of his careless decisions that derive from

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    Existentialism and the Absurd The novel‚ The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚consists of a first person narrator‚ Meursault. Meursault‚ the main character‚ acquires an absurd philosophy on the essence of life.His mindset is that life is not only insignificant‚ it is unavoidable. Meursault ’s’ life consists of futile bonds‚ nonchalant behavior‚ and living an existence of mere tangible exercises throughout the story. In this novel‚ human life appears to have no meaning in the grand spectrum of the universe

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    understanding‚ even though they share nothing in interest. However one will eventually attempt a change‚ to try and manipulate their circumstances for the better or to leave. The other is inevitably left alone and desolate. Although a complicated kindness entwines many such consequences from social issues and other obstacles deep inside its storylines‚ it reveals its dominant theme in the conclusion: that love endures in the end. Love will make hardships tolerable‚ will bind people together in spirit

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    A Well Known Stranger With a almost regular basis he lures into the bathroom. After a quick shower‚ the morning can begin and with a hurry he begins to prepare for his day. Normally he would walk right pass the mirror in his living room‚ but not today. He cant tell why but today he sees something different in it. He positions himself right infront of the mirror. Watching the stranger in the mirror‚ he remembers the face‚ the stature. "Time changes a man." He talks to himself. "Maybe it is time

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    In The Stranger‚ Camus’ treatment of nature demonstrates how he sees nature as unrelated to and uninterested in human activity. In the text of The Stranger‚ Mersault tells the reader‚ a woman at his mother’s funeral reported “If you go too slowly there’s the risk of a heatstroke. But‚ if you go too fast‚ you perspire‚ and the cold air in the church gives you a chill." I saw her point; either way one was in for it.” (Camus 16) This statement comes early in the text and is part of setting up the action

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    Hannah Howell AP Literature 4/26/13 Disappointment and Death Scholar Ignace Feuerlicht states‚ “Camus holds that man is an eternal stranger to himself‚ that he cannot grasp and define his self or integrate its different aspects.” 1 Meursault is a stranger to society and himself in many ways and the ambiguity of the novel‚ The Stranger by Albert Camus highlights his departure from an existence driven by expectation and ambition. Meursault floats through life without ambition because he does

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    In “Stranger Things“‚ the DUFFER Brothers attempt to create to maximum amount of suspense by keeping evil as unknown as the victims state and even why were they chosen specifically which is very important for letting the audience imagination work a little bit to guess what actually happens .. But we are often surprised by the scenario. Duffer brothers begin the film by a confusing scene in which a scientist is running away from an unknown danger but we don’t know what did actually happen. Then the

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