Strangers

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of humans in his esteemed novels, especially his 1942 classic The Stranger. The Stranger demonstrates Camus’ absurdist beliefs, sending a message to the world that life is meaningless and that personal values deserve to be defended. In this novel, Camus’ character of Meursault is the “stranger” that the title refers to because he is greatly misunderstood by his society due to his differing beliefs. Meursault narrates The Stranger, and his voice sets an indifferent tone in the novel. He is an…

The Stranger Analysis- The Stranger is a short astounding novel by Albert Camus and was officially published in 1942. This was his first novel! It is both a brilliantly crafted story and an illustration of Camus’s absurdist world view. A title like the stranger normally leaves one to ponder what Albert Camus was really trying to tell his readers. Albert Camus was French, so it was originally wrote in French, and gave it a French title: Estranger. The main character, Meursault, is a French man…

‘L’Étranger’ is a novel written by Albert Camus in 1942. The title of this work has an ambiguous meaning which leaves space to open interpretation; it has been translated to English as ‘The Outsider’ or ‘The Stranger’, as the French term ‘étranger’ comprises both these shades of meaning. Meursault, the multifaceted character that Camus chose as the protagonist, can be in fact regarded as an outsider, for he is completely alien to the society he lives in and to a series of social norms which at…

everything they would need for the wedding. He then went to the Bootery to find himself a nice pair of shoes for the wedding. He then approached the checkout. “Your total comes to $145.25,” said the Cashier. Lawrence Jr. began writing the check when a stranger walked into the store demanding for Lawrence…

Pearl is “the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved, and so endowed with a millionfold the power of retribution…” (p64) As a symbol of her sin, Hester dresses up Pearl to look nice just like she does to the scarlet letter itself. This is Hester’s way of overcoming her tribulation, she is, nevertheless, constantly aware of her shortcomings… “Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!” (p54) As time passes, Hester’s endurance and determination shines through. Many…

it’s altogether just awkward to have to ask your mother to let you explore the depths of your own unimpressively-sized town. So I didn’t ask, but rather just snuck off the second she blinked and quickly sent her a text as I made my way after the stranger so she wouldn’t call the county sheriff and totally harsh my vibes. Maybe I was being irrational, but as a teenager growing up in a very bland town of very bland people with a select few actual cool kids at my high school who wanted nothing to…

“Are you coming with me?” She couldn’t quite place him but he greeted her as an old friend, unfazed by her lack of reciprocation. Curiously he had an air of familiarity about him, like a background noise you had heard but never took much notice of. She concluded, therefore, that his question must not have been directed at her. He persisted and addressed her again. “Do you know where you are? Forgive me, few that I meet here, truly know where they are without some guidance”, sliding over to the…

“That doesn’t mean anything”: An analysis of the protagonist’s lack of emotional connections in Camus’s The Stranger. The Stranger contains numerous characters who interact with the main character, Meursault, revealing his emotionless personality. Meursault is characterized as a man who is apathetic and heartless to the world around him, identifying himself as an individual who is apart from society. Society does not affect his reaction and motives as he is separated from the rest of the world.…

Oyediran, Abdulmateen .O. Period 3 10.11.15 The Stranger The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is the “story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder” (Back of book). Albert Camus carefully and artfully weaves numerous strange events and occurrences into a masterpiece. Each chapter of the book is composed and set up to make readers read deeply into the meaning of each and every sentence, and also to make Meursault a much more intriguing character. In Chapter 6, Meursault…