Albert Camus once said “the only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion". This quote is exemplified in various examples in our society most notably through Martin Luther King and Gandhi who used civil disobedience as a way to rebel. Both of these figures were in state of living in an unfree world which resulted in them to revolting and speaking up. When one thinks of an unfree world they usually think of a place that is distressing
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"Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe‚ I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: ’Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.’ That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday." Part 1‚ Chapter 1‚ pg. 3 Mersault’s preoccupation with the exact date that his mother had passed genuinely perplexed me. This man had just lost his only family in the world and he was caught up in‚ what I believe to be‚ a frivolous detail. Off the bat‚ the book starts off with these lines‚ foreshadowing
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Comparing Metamorphosis to The Outsider The Outsider‚ by Albert Camus‚ and Metamorphosis‚ by Franz Kafka‚ are similar in many respects. The protagonist in The Outsider‚ Meursault‚ and the protagonist in Metamorphosis‚ Gregor are very similar. In the introductions of both stories‚ we get a glimpse at what the is like for them and their families: both are faced with kin that can be viewed in a negative light. After morphing into a bug overnight‚ Gregor is met with a family that is reproached by his
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Absurdism is the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless‚ chaotic universe. In the novel‚ “The Stranger” by Albert Camus‚ it talks about a man that just lost his mother‚ it seems like he doesn’t really care‚ but he truly loves his mother‚ he just deals with things on his own pace. Throughout the book it seems like he gives up on life‚ and he just doesn’t care about his well being but he doesn’t show it enough‚ but at the end he is decapitated for murdering an arab citizens. I agree and
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Albert Camus and Herman Hesse – Comparing both “The Outsider” to “Siddhartha” Both Albert Camus and Herman Hesse express their critical view on the world and society in “The Outsider” and “Siddhartha” respectively‚ using an appeal to absurdity and “the ridiculous” as a mainstream for their analytical commentaries. Therefore both pieces of literature share similarities where most of these can be found by close-reading the chapters "Among the people" and "Samsara"‚ and comparing them to Camus. This
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correlates to Albert Camus views on the Absurd‚ shown by the information in Camus’ works‚ which consist of simplifying the point of philosophy to mean life‚ the reasoning that the world is not a reasonable place‚ and there are consequences to believing in the absurd. I. Camus’ Life exemplifies his work on the Absurd similar to Bohemian Rhapsody A. According to Camus the point of philosophy is life: “The preceding merely defines a way of thinking. But the point is to live.” (Camus). Others say
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in our society. Our quest is not noble‚ rather fueled by our fear of uncertainty. Since the logic of our world is derived solely from the knowledge of pervious humans‚ we continue the pattern and attempt to create a sense of rational structure. Albert Camus explores this theory of “absurdity” in his narrative novel The Stranger‚ through his character Monsieur Meursault. The novel follows Meursault through his seemingly senseless life which perpetuates to his senseless murder of another man. Throughout
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Literary analysis: How Meursault is indifferent in The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus Although Meursault is the title character and narrator of Albert Camus’ short novel The Stranger‚ he is also a somewhat flat character. His apparent indifferent demeanor may be a convenience to Camus‚ who mainly wanted to display his ideas of absurdism. And as a flat character‚ Meursault is not fully delineated: he lacks deep thought and significant change. His purpose is that of a first-person narrator whose actions
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CAMUS’ REVOLT ON ABORTION By: Mark Alexis Gaspar One if not the most horrifying topic of humanity since then is the topic of murder. Every now and then‚ there is a wide range of news concerning death. Either somebody watches news from the television or just simply listens from a radio. Whether one kills someone‚ doing the act of suicide (killing oneself)‚ or somebody meeting an accident is still an alarming incident. What makes murder a frightening act is that death is the shadow of every murder
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In Albert Camus’ short story "The Guest‚" Camus raises numerous philosophical questions. These are: does man have free will?‚ are an individual’s decisions affected by what society demands‚ expects‚ neither‚ or both?‚ and finally‚ how does moral and social obligation affect decision making? Balducci brings the Arab to Daru’s door‚ informing Daru that "I have an order to deliver the prisoner and I’m doing so‚" (90) thus freeing Balducci of the responsibility over wherever the Arab ultimately ended
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