Stranger than Fiction

Saleem Sinai – a native alien and a hopeless and hapless victim of history, leads a life of anguish and isolation. Since he cannot undo the historical injustices and establish his “rootedness”, he takes recourse to fantasy and myth to discover his “imaginary roots” which lies here and everywhere, dispersed and scattered. Saleem seeks to resolve his agonizing problems of identity by withdrawing himself into the realm of fantasy: Saleem sees the isolated facts of history only as they relate to him…

travels through different dimensions therefore knows that his existence isn’t real when he’s in a different dimension other than his own. This thought fits perfectly with Michael Popper’s confusion, in Watanabe’s Kid’s Story (2013). This connects with the film in the sense that Popper begins to question his reality, he types in the computer “why does it feel more real when I dream than when I am awake...” this is the same way “Morty” from Rick and Morty feels like while in parallel dimensions.…

Keats' Philosophy of Life And Death A man who avoids death will never mature, and he will never profoundly understand and solve the problem of existence. In life, people inevitably encounter a variety of problems, the limited life and unlimited desires, the eternal desire to live with the inevitable death of the fate of the contradictions, etc., contained in the lives of everyone , Thus constituting the predicament of human existence. Life and death, as a phenomenon, reflects people's concern…

The novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus follows the journey of Meursault, a young man who lives in Algiers. The storyline peaks when Meursault impulsively shoots and kills an Arab. This spontaneous act results in imprisonment. Prior to his arrest, Meursault formed several bonds amongst the people around him. While his relationship with his deceased mother remains questionable in quality and regarding its lovingness, Meursault also engaged in a relationship with a lady by the name of Marie…

It’s common knowledge that life isn’t worth living, anyhow (The Stranger,121). His belief that life is meaningless allows him behave immorally and to accept his death without feeling any remorse. Right before Meursault dies, he says, I opened myself for the first time to the tender indifference of the world (The Stranger, 129) A poetic line that reinforces the idea that Meursault’s nihilism causes his amorality and disregard for his own life by reminding himself that life does not care about…

The Gods want nothing more than to see Sisyphus give up and accept defeat, and in doing so, allowing the Gods to win. Camus’ intention was for the reader to adopt the absurd hero’s defiance and translate it to their everyday struggles. If we were to concede to violence, human rights…

Albert Camus 's novel The Stranger, many themes were expressed in Meursault 's character. The novel started off with the death of Meursault 's mother. When he received the telegram about his mother 's death, he showed no feeling; he was only concerned about what day it happened. The day after the funeral Meursault went on a date, then became friends with Raymond. Raymond and Meursault go to the beach. Raymond gets into a fight with a Arab. Meursault went back on the beach by himself, and that’s…

Works in Translation: The Stranger The Use and Development of Absurdism in “The Stranger” by Albert Camus Absurdism plays an important role in the novel, The Stranger, because it allows the author to relate to humanity in an ironic and freakish way Meursault takes death so lightly. The central theme is that the significance of human life is understood only in light of mortality, or the inevitability of death; and in showing how Meursault 's consciousness changes through the course of…

Albert Camus’ The Stranger, main characters Raymond Sinters and Meursault possess vastly different personalities and mindsets: one is indifferent to everyone and everything while the other is full of intense emotions. Despite being totally opposite mentally and emotionally, both Raymond and Meursault are guilty of committing heinous crimes. In this essay, I will argue that Meursault’s lack of emotion coupled with his lack of concern over anything make him a more dangerous individual than…

School was out at three and with the sun still blazing my mom decided to drag me with her to one of her vitamin and good earth organic supply stores. It wasn't exactly the worst place to spend your afternoon, since it had better air conditioning than any house or store alike around for a good block or two, and it smelled pretty damn great. The one guy running the shop was about as preppy and basic as they came, with a salmon pink polo shirt unbuttoned down the chest to expose a lot of curly…