Within “The Stranger‚” Albert Camus utilizes Meursault to illustrate the meaning of freewill; however‚ rather than just narrate a story Camus had Meursault constantly dissect his own actions and desires. Thus‚ by doing so the reader was truly able to envision Camus’ existentialistic message. Meursault is a rather troubled individual. He struggles to fit in‚ because he is so alienated from the rest of society. He views the world in a rather pessimistic way‚ because he does not see any meaning
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Many books have been written by many authors that deal with a struggle between society and individual. Albert Camus’ The Stranger (L’étranger) deals with this same topic‚ but it can be analyzed from a unique and very interesting point of view. The way of life of people can be analyzed by classifying them into two main forces that oppose each other. These forces were named after the Greek gods Apollo and Dionysus. Theses terms were first used by the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The main
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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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Whitman’s poems To a Stranger and These‚ I Singing in Spring both talk about a lost love that is being remembered by the narrator. They give details on their joyful memories with their loved one and hope that they would meet them again in the future . A sad tone can be heard in the narrator’s voice in To A stranger when he says “I am not to speak to you-I am to think of you when I sit alone or wake at night alone. “Passing stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you‚ You must be
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Albert Camus’ The Stranger is about Meursault‚ an acutely detached‚ unaffected man‚ who kills an Arab‚ then is tried and convicted and sentenced to death. The novel focuses on the absurdity of life‚ which rises in the duality of one’s desire to find the point of existence‚ and their inability to do so. The absurd envelops all things‚ and Camus is devout in the return of an affectionate embrace‚ for he is convinced that only when one is entirely free of hope‚ can they live. As living things that will
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The Paper of the Absurd: A Literary Analysis of The Stranger By: Michael Lovett Advanced Placement English Language and Compositions 5th Period 13th of December‚ 2010 Michael Lovett In Albert Camus’ existential novel The Stranger‚ the pointlessness of life and existence is exposed and expounded upon in such a manner that the entire foundation of spirituality is shaken. The concept that drives this novel is one coined by Albert Camus himself‚ the “absurd”. Under the absurd‚ life is pointless
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born evil. There’s a reason for how people act. Sometimes people are sick or they go through something that changes them. Studies have shown that evil people know what they are doing is evil and hurts others‚ they just don’t care. In “The Stranger” Meursault (on page 8) smokes and eats next to his mother’s coffin. He has no feelings or emotions. He didn’t even want to view the body for the funeral and he didn’t cry. As stated before Meursault has no true feelings of things so he couldn’t feel
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Becky: I love the sky. It’s so limitless. Gilbert: It is big. It’s very big. Becky: Big doesn’t even sum it up‚ right? That word big is so small. Becky: Tell me what you want as fast as it comes to you. Gilbert: I wanna be a good person. Gilbert: I had a nice time tonight. Becky: I know. Becky: It’s a praying mantis. Do you know how they mate? The male will sneak up on the female and she’ll bite off his head and the rest of his body will keep on mating and when they’re done
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In Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger‚ the main character Meursault lacks significant identifying features such as a first name‚ specific age‚ or any physical features. He does not possess these because to give him a name or a description would be to give him an identity. Because Meursault lacks a solid identity‚ Camus portrays him as an absent being‚ detached from society and its norms. The main cause of the conflict in the novel is Meursault’s distance from society and his flatness as a character
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Film analysis „Stranger than Fiction“ The film is about the writer Karen Eiffel who invented the hero Harold Crick. Harold Crick is a boring guy until he fall in love. Normally Karen’s heros are fictitous persons. But Harold actually exist in real life and with the time he hears Karen’s voice in his head. The writer of the film is Zack Helm. The director is Marc Forster‚ a guy from switzerland who was also the director of the James Bond film „Quantum of Solace“. The film itself was made in 2006
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