is prevalent in the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus and the film Office Space by Mike Judge. In The Stranger a shipping clerk named Mersault lives his life without caring about societal standards and he believes that having faith in a higher god is a waste of his time. In Office Space a man named Peter Gibbons is programmer at a software company called Initech‚ he is fed up with a job and the lifestyle that he is living in. Although the characters in The Stranger and Office Space inflict with
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In the book the Stranger by Albert Camus‚ we are introduced to the main character immediately with a very tragic scenario of a death. The main character is a male‚ but he is not your average male shown by his actions and personality. But who is this strange man? his name is Meursault. He seems to lack emotion; because for major events in his life (such as the opening scene) that are full of emotion‚ but he shows absolutely no emotion to these events in his life. He also appears to be very detached
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In The Stranger by Albert Camus is a novel with multiple themes. This is probably one of the most theme rich novels I have ever read and I only touched on a few of the key themes presented in the novel. The themes are mortality‚ isolation‚ nature‚ religion‚ women‚ passivity‚ and society’s social class. The Stranger opens with an announcement of death; Salamano’s old dog is in a state of decay; the protagonist murders‚ and is then sentenced to execution. The centrality of death‚ as a concept‚ is
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OK‚ I ask you‚ is it my fault? Is it my fault the guy leaves his briefcase in the back seat of my cab? It’s not my fault. I get a cheap hot dog at a stand down the block my usual lunch‚ and I’m still tasting it when the next guy‚ a business type‚ taps on the glass and tells me there’s a briefcase on the floor and says he’s not riding in the back with an unidentified briefcase. Durban is the city of paranoia these days like terrorists spent months plotting to blow up my cab‚ who would care
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An Unforgettable Event in My Life Last Sunday‚ I went shopping eagerly at the largest shopping mall in my town. My elder sister was accompanying me. As the important Christmas Day was just around the corner‚ the shopping mall was packed with people. There were many girls and ladies who were hanging their handbags loosely over their shoulders. I also did likewise. Although my mother always advised me not to bring a handbag‚ or if I wanted to bring it‚ I must hang it carefully over my shoulder
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There are many similarities between the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie and the essay “Recognizing Strangers” by Sara Ahmed. Both authors talk about the major theme of belonging to a certain culture‚ or community. In the novel the main character named Junior is a complete outcast in his neighborhood. He is from a poor Indian community called “Reservation” where everyone who is part of the community is in the same financial situation. The community had the
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and that it is absurd to try to find one. In the story‚ Meursault is on trial for murder because he kills an Arab and at this part of the story you can see that Meursault is an actual threat to society‚ weather he means to be or not. Throughout The Stranger‚ Meursault’s attention centers on his own body‚ on his physical relationship with Marie‚ on the weather‚ and on other physical elements of his surroundings (SparkNotes) In the beginning‚ you can kind of get a glimpse into Meursault indifference to
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Reaction Paper: 2 The Stranger In Albert Camus’s The Stranger‚ he shares with the reader‚ the life of an immensely complicated character. The story is presented to the reader by the character himself in most of the story. The character’s name is Meursault‚ a detached and semi-normal shipping clerk. Meursault appears to be rather stoic and is devoid of emotions. Meursault remains unaffected by passion and emotions throughout the story: however as the story progress towards the end Meursault is showing
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himself on both sides of the argument created during his narration. Paul’s experience with a distraught stranger has him search for answers on how one should respond to another’s suffering. Paul initiates the first stage of a monomyth as he enters an elevator with a stranger. He is unaware of "what was about to take place." An unlikely event causes Paul to be led into confusion. The stranger burst into tears while dropping his briefcase. The trickster‚ which can be observed as a societal norm
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The Stranger (expository essay) In The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus portrays Meursault‚ the books narrator and main character‚ as detached‚ and unemotional. He does not think about others or consequences‚ nor does he express much feelings in his relationships or during emotional times. Meursault is vey impassive throughout the book. After his mother’s death he doesn’t even cry! He shows limited feelings for his girlfriend‚ Marie Cardona‚ and shows no remorse at all for killing Arab. His reactions
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