Absurdism

“Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.(1)” That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday.”These are the first lines of the novel spoken by our narrator,Meursault.These words first show Meursault’s emotional callousness, which is the main part of his character.Meursault does not show grief for his mother's death he simply addresses it like an everyday thing. The words “That doesn’t mean…

Everyone in modern society either practices or violates a certain concept of their personality. In Albert Camus's, The Stranger, there are certain characters that define a concept such as love, responsibility, disrespect etc… and they either practice it or violate it throughout the course of the novel. The characters that define a certain concept have either a positive or negative effect on Mersault, and the events leading to his trial and his execution. In Camus's, The Stranger , Thomas Perez…

Albert Camus wrote both The Stranger and The Guest. The protagonist’s in both stories are similar because they are both isolated from society. Meursault and Daru isolate themselves from society. In the Stranger, Meursault is an absurdist and does not care to conform to the societal norms and because he does not conform to society he becomes isolated and a stranger in his own country. One way Meursault does not conform to society is during his mother’s funeral procession, when Meursault says,…

In Albert Camus’ novel, entitled The Plague, he uses assorted rhetorical strategies like plot, commentary, and tone to discuss the meaning of community in the struggle against the inevitability of death. As an existentialist, Camus accepts the inevitability of death, and outlines his idea of life’s meaning by proposing that one can only achieve meaningfulness by fighting death (whether it be through finding true love, chasing happiness, or fighting sickness), realizing its’ inevitability, and…

The stranger prompt two The second part of “The Stranger”, translated by Albert Camus, reverses the theme presented in the first part of the novel. This switch in the theme from Meursault being the watcher to the watched emphasizes the impact of the title in understand Meursault’s emergence, or lack-thereof, into societal standards. The title of the novel is the first task for the reader; they must try to identify who the stranger is and why the person has been identified as such. Upon reaching…

1. Title and Author: The Stranger by Albert Camus 2. Summary: Meursault receives news that his mother passes away in Marengo. He returns home (Algiers) after the funeral, and goes to the beach where he meets Marie. Later that night, they have a date where they spend the night together. Later, the character Raymond, Meursault’s neighbor, and Meursault have dinner. Raymond talks about the aftermath of when he suspected his mistress to be on him, which involved physical violence. Raymond wants…

Camus presents a philosophy devoid of religious belief and “middle-class” morality, where condemnation of choice and personal honesty become the bases of a happy and meaningful life. The Stranger and The Guest by Albert Camus discusses the Absurd condition of man’s existence. Where if man is to make meaning for himself: Revolt, Freedom, and Passion are necessary values. The author projects his philosophy through an unremarkable protagonist throughout the novel The Stranger.…

Nihilism is the idea that nothing really matters and that there is no meaning in the world. This is a worry for those who want there to be a meaning or purpose to life. The philosopher Albert Camus felt that this issue of “whether life is or is not worth living” was the most important problem of philosophy (Camus 3). This is understandable, as once one has established that life exists, the next step is to understand if that life has any meaning or value. Albert Camus, Thomas Nagel, and William…

I don’t have a preference or agree with either idea of existentialism or Absurdum more because I think they are both equally necessary to live a happy life that you want to live. I appreciate the idea of existentialism because if I am existentialist I would think that I could do what I want in my life. Then I can determine what I am going to do next I can change my future. I am the one making my own happiness, I can be as happy as I want to be by doing what I want when ever I want to. But I…

Professor Gunderson, I’m sending this from my personal email because I don’t want some of the more personal things I’m going to say to be stuck in my D2L forever. Maybe the fact that this is going to your MSU email is a bit counterproductive, but at least it won’t be in my D2L account and you’re leaving anyway so maybe they’ll wipe your email memory. I hope that you know that what I was saying was mainly tongue-in-cheek. I do not really imagine anyone, let alone yourself, will write…