lives‚ but we can not accomplish it. There are many kinds of thoughts or philosophies of life; some think that life is already determined by God or destiny when they were born‚ while others think that they decide what they do by themselves. In "the stranger"‚ Albert Camus creates Meursault as a protagonist‚ who does not think about anything deeply. Because of that‚ he can not really enjoy his life. However‚ finally‚ he thinks about his life when he faces death; he truly realized how to face to the absurd
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Running head: HOME READING ASSIGNMENT #2 1 The Stranger by Albert Camus 1. Meursault is locked into the routine of daily existence; his life is a shapeless void without ideas‚ preferences‚ goals‚ or emotions. Like a robot‚ Meursault responds to everything automatically‚ neither feeling nor caring. When he is offered a job transfer to Paris‚ Meursault says he does not care where he works; yet he does not go because moving would be too much trouble. His mother’s
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The Sympathetic Presentation of Meursault in The Stranger The Stranger is a novel to be felt rather than understood. Camus strings a complex web of emotions well beneath the reader’s consciousness: through the display of a seemingly simple series of events‚ the author is able to soak the reader with heavy feelings of uneasiness and estrangement. Because of this‚ the unsuspecting reader comes to have some sympathy for an otherwise unrelatable character‚ the “cold-blooded killer” Meursault. Through
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The Lone Stranger To some a life has a purpose‚ but to others a life is only a life. In The Stranger by Albert Camus is not a typical romance novel. It is about a man named Meursault‚ who endures the sudden loss of his mother but feels no pain or remorse in her passing because he lives for the sensual pleasures of the present moment‚ free of any system of values. The next day he reunites with a long lost love and they reconnect with each other. Meursault later kills an Arab and is convicted of premeditated
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situations. Parents want to protect their kids from these dangerous situations or threats‚ but they should not. By shielding and protecting their children‚ parents are hindering their children’s mental process. During an NPR segment titled “Child Safety: Stranger Danger Warning Needs Updating”‚ Headlee‚ the host‚ interviewed Phil Lerman‚ producer of “America’s Most Wanted”‚ Michelle Boykins‚ communications director at the
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Dinner With A Perfect Stranger Observations for Basic Understanding Option 2 Nick Cominsky receives a invitation to have dinner with Jesus Christ. The story‚ for the most part‚ takes place in a restaurant called Milano’s Restaurant. The book mostly focuses on the religious debate between Nick and Jesus and the main focus is on Nick and his reactions to Jesus’ comments The two characters have little in common except for the fact that Jesus saved Nick from eternal damnation‚ as he did with
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Throughout The Stranger‚ Meursault’s attention focuses on his physical needs and his physical relationship with Marie. Like Meursault‚ Marie enjoys his physical contact; she kisses him and has sex with him frequently. However‚ unlike Meursault’s physical affection towards her‚ Marie’s attraction for Meursault signifies a deeper emotional meaning‚ such as the time she asked Meursault if he loved her‚ “it didn’t mean anything but that I didn’t think so” (pg 35). This is an indication that he didn’t
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Personal history as well as the backdrop of events surrounding that personal history are both significant to many works of prose other than fiction. In at least two works you have studied‚ discuss the use made of the interplay between personal history and the background within which that personal history occurred. In the texts The Great Gatsby by F. S. Fitzgerald and The Outsider by Albert Camus‚ the backdrop of events during the writing of the novels as well as the personal histories of the authors
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In Albert Camus’s novel The Stranger‚ Camus shows his inherent absurdist perspective of life through commentary and actions Meursault displays as a result of symbolic use through the heat‚ sun‚ and dreams. These symbols dominate Meursaults consciousness controlling him through torment from the inescapable presence the sun and heat governs‚ causing him to act in ways deemed iniquitous to society. Each symbol opposes its usual description of warmth‚ comfort‚ or beauty and instead reflects upon Meursaults
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Professional success and personal failure of James M. Barrie In researching the many odd and bizarre happenings of our unique culture‚ it is certain that truth is often stranger than fiction. The first paragraph of James Barrie’s classic story "Peter Pan" introduced its central theme: "All children except one‚ grow up. They soon know that they will grow up"¦this is the beginning of the end." It sounds innocent enough‚ but a look at Barrie’s life gives it a more sinister twist. Although J.M.Barrie
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