The sun becomes one of the most important motifs in Albert Camus’ "The Stranger". The imagery Camus uses when describing the sun sets the stage for the climax of Mersault’s murder of the Arab. More than anything the sun is depicted as a distraction to Mersault. It causes him to do things he would not normally do and clouds his judgement‚ causing him to commit a serious crime which will cause his own death. The sun is in a way a representation of the constraints society places upon Mersault. The effect
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Imagine a man so absurd‚ yet so in tune with himself that he does not go through the motions of life for anyone. This man has been brought to life in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The story takes place in a costal town of Algeria. The main character is named Meursault. He is an ordinary office clerk with no real aspirations of progress‚ love‚ or greatness. He does not have any false emotions and does not do anything to please people. He did not even cry or feel bad at his own mother’s funeral because
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think about the question if people are evil or their behaviors evil. I believe that people are evil and not their behaviors. In this essay I will further explain why I believe this with further detail and examples from the great book‚ “ The Stranger” by Albert Camus. “I drank the coffee. then I felt like having a smoke . But I hesitated‚ because I didn’t know if I could do it with Mamman right there. I thought about it‚ it didn’t matter. I offered the caretaker a cigarette and we smoked. “pg 8. This
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consequences of one ’s acts. This philosophy is essentially the crux of the novel The Stranger and not only serves as one of the themes but probably the main reason Albert Camus wrote the book altogether. Presented in first person narration through the eyes of Meursault‚ the indifferent and apathetic main character‚ the novel serves to evoke the creed of existentialism through the embodiment of the philosophy in a person. Meursault ’s speech‚ thought‚ and actions are what Camus believed a person who
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TROIS THEMES DANS L’ETRANGER D’ALBERT CAMUS In the novel‚ The Stranger‚ author Albert Camus confronts some important issues of the time‚ and uses the singular viewpoint of the narrator Meursault to develop his philosophy and effectively weave together themes of absurdity‚ colonialism‚ and free will. Through the progressive disruption of Meursault’s life and his characterization‚ Camus presents the absurdity of the human condition along with
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Meursault as “The Stranger” The way a person reacts to ordinary situations determines the opinions of others based on their behavior. Yet‚ when this behavior is abnormal or different from the rest of society‚ it causes society to form an opinion based totally on a person’s behavior not their true personality. In Meursault’s case‚ his strange opinions and unexpected remarks put him in this position‚ without ever really giving him an opportunity to be truly understood. However‚ Meursault cannot change
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Camus’ Attitude to the Absurd in his The Stranger Mahbuba Sultana1 Abstract: Albert Camus (1913-1960) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1957 for his important literary production‚ which with clear-sighted earnestness illuminates the problems of the human conscience in our times. He was a representative of non-metropolitan French literature. His origin in Algeria and his experiences there in the thirties were dominating influences in his thought and work. The Stranger is indeed
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The stranger Chapter one commentary Meng Hua In chapter one of the stranger Camus have used special techniques and skills to portrait Meursault’s inner character without direct reference. Camus has achieved this using different diction‚ sentence structure‚ metaphors‚ contrasts and other types of literature techniques. Each line is carefully done so that readers can quickly grasp the unique character of “the stranger”. At the beginning of chapter one Meursault immediately reveals himself
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Robert Camus is a famous French author who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957. Camus has many famous novels including Le Mythe de Sisyphe‚ La Peste‚ La Chute‚ L’Exil et La Royaume‚ and L’Etrange or The Stranger. The Stranger is a short novel written in 1942 that details the life of a man named Meursault. The novel follows Meursault as he develops and changes according to dramatic events in his life. The novel shows the changes in his characteristics before any events‚ after he kills
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Stanger by Albert Camus‚ and Its Effects on the Murder and Existentialism in the Novel In The Stranger by Albert Camus‚ the murder committed by Meursault is questionably done with no reason. Although the entirety of the second part is spent in society’s attempts to find a cause‚ Meursault has a durable existential mentality that proves that even he knows that there is no true reason for the crime. Through the use of light and heat imagery and diction in The Stranger‚ Albert Camus comments on the duality
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