Albert Camus was a critically acclaimed author, born in the early 1900’s. He won a Nobel Prize in 1957 for his work in literature. Camus is most known for his Novel The Stranger, which consists of two parts. The first part of the novel is about a young man named Meursault who lived in French Algeria years after the French Invasion occurred in 1830-1847, and later ending up in prison because he committed murder. While the second part of the novel follows Meursault during his trial and where his fate lies ahead. Throughout the Novel, Meursault’s relationship with Marie demonstrated his dependence on his own physical needs rather than his own emotional needs by these four specific moments in the novel. Meursault response to Marie’s question
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She stated that she had met Meursault back when they worked at the same office and they would politely wave at each other or say a few words when they were close by, but they had started a relationship the day after Meursault’s mother had died. When she had finished speaking in tears that she had to be escorted out of there, the Prosecutor rose and pointed at Meursault saying to the judge and the gallery, “Gentleman of the jury, the day after his mother’s death, [He] was out swimming, starting up a dubious liaison, and going to the movies, a comedy, for laughs” (90). Throughout the novel as well as trial, Meursault had never once shown any remorse for the death of Maman or for the life of the Arab. The prosecutor during his trial said that his crime was worst than one of a son killing his own father because he had not once, shown remorse or guilt. If he had at least shown one ounce of guilt, then he wouldn’t have received the death penalty. Furthermore, given of the information above stating that Meursault started a relationship with Marie the day after his mother’s funeral, not showing any emotions or guilt for the death of the Arab, going out to the beach, having sex as well as watching a comedic movie, etc. showed that Meursault depended more on his physical needs to get him out of tough
She stated that she had met Meursault back when they worked at the same office and they would politely wave at each other or say a few words when they were close by, but they had started a relationship the day after Meursault’s mother had died. When she had finished speaking in tears that she had to be escorted out of there, the Prosecutor rose and pointed at Meursault saying to the judge and the gallery, “Gentleman of the jury, the day after his mother’s death, [He] was out swimming, starting up a dubious liaison, and going to the movies, a comedy, for laughs” (90). Throughout the novel as well as trial, Meursault had never once shown any remorse for the death of Maman or for the life of the Arab. The prosecutor during his trial said that his crime was worst than one of a son killing his own father because he had not once, shown remorse or guilt. If he had at least shown one ounce of guilt, then he wouldn’t have received the death penalty. Furthermore, given of the information above stating that Meursault started a relationship with Marie the day after his mother’s funeral, not showing any emotions or guilt for the death of the Arab, going out to the beach, having sex as well as watching a comedic movie, etc. showed that Meursault depended more on his physical needs to get him out of tough