Albert Camus

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Through the Existentialist Lens Tom Stoppard decided to pick up where Shakespeare left off. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is the untold tale of two minor characters from the play Hamlet. A theme not covered much in Hamlet is existentialism. Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes individual existence, choices, possibilities, the unknown, and the vastness of the universe. It is the view that humans define their own meaning in life, despite…

“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…

In the poem “Anyone lived in a pretty how town” by e.e Cummings tries to show us how other people or society is not willing to recognize differences. Cummings is trying to challenge everyone to push their limits to pursue their dreams. In this poem Cummings is complaining about society. He tries to show how someone named anyone lives in how town where nobody cares for anyone, except someone named noone. Some of the children in the how town noticed that anyone was different form everyone in the…

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…

Balducci. Although Daru was born in Algeria, he is of European descent. Daru’s loyalty is shown in his quote that says, “every bite of this disgust me, and first of all you fellow here. But I won’t hand him over. Fight, yes, If I have to. But not that” (Camus 7). From the quote, the main character is willing to fight for the French but he does not want to hand Arab over to the authority because it contradicts his second value, which is a philosophical belief named “Existentialism”. This…

living rather than foreseeing a dreamy future or brooding of fateful past deeds. It is such a simple yet a profound reality. Albert Camus in his text, ‘The Outsider’ uses the protagonist, Meursault’s journey through a period of time in his life where the events and dealings of his life make him realize an eternal truth: man must live in ‘benign indifference of the universe.’ Camus makes Meursault greet the reader with an attitude bearing immorality and indifference. Once the reader lives the…

in their lives, has felt like an outsider. They feel somehow disconnected from everyone else, whether it was based on gender, race or religion. That feeling of isolation and detachment is constantly seen throughout literature. Specifically, in Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger, Meursault is a stranger to society, himself, and his natural environment because he is psychologically and emotional detached. It never occurs to Meursault that he may be different than anyone else, but throughout the…

Emotions, they are what seem to connect us to our past. They helps us to learn from our mistakes and to love what we can change for the better. Without our emotions, life would be meaningless and our past forgotten. In The Stranger, by Albert Camus, we see into the life of a man who doesn’t seem to have any emotion. Because of this, Meursault, the main character, is not able to connect to anything in his life and does not seem to care much about it. If only Meursault was able to tap into…

Albert Camus is considered the father of existentialism and this is due to his very unique writing style. The way he is able to manipulate and vividly describe the setting is revolutionary for this era. Also, he is able to portray a very impactful setting that affects the outcomes of conflict throughout the novel. For example whenever heat is present during conflict it seems to always have an impact on the stated conflict. To add during tense moments Camus tends to very vividly describe the…

when we make decisions? Those questions always made people to think about freedom as a philosophic concept. Albert Camus, one of the greatest philosophers and writers of 20th century is famous for his exploration of absurd freedom. According to him, endless researches of mankind about freedom in life seems absurd and meaningless. In his philosophical essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus emphasizes that idea and explains that there are three characteristics of…