French Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Literary Analysis of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham (1225 words, 2 pages)

Family, love, and friendships are a few of the many colorful threads that are taken and woven into a tapestry of life. Every person one meets on the way will influence the patterns of that tapestry. Every incident, be it tragic or cheerful, will guide the shuttle to take on ... Read More

A Plot Summary of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (665 words, 1 pages)

In Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary, the characters Leon Dupuis and Rodolphe Boulanger share similar attributes as well as contrasting ones. The similarity and contrasting characteristics of their personalities are illustrated through their actions, words, as well as by the remarks made by the other characters in the novel concerning them. ... Read More

A Short Biography of Edmond Rostand and A Review on His Work “Cyrano de Bergerac” (557 words, 1 pages)

The author of Cyrano de Bergerac is Edmond Rostand. Edmond Rostand was born on April 1, 1868 in Marseille, France. He was obsessed with literature in general, but was especially interested in theater. His first drama was called The Romantics, then Cyrano de Bergerac, Chantecler, and The Last Night of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (661 words, 1 pages)

Cyrano de Bergerac Literary AnalysisThe idea that ones outer beauty can be overlooked and the true beauty on the inside can be acknowledged. Beauty is only skin deep, and it is demonstrated in the story of Cyrano de Bergerac. One can see that Roxane looked past Cyranos looks, and looked ... Read More

The Importance of Les Miserables and Its Themes (507 words, 1 pages)

Les Miserables is a story, a very long story, which has been categorized as a classic. The story is about 1200 pages long. It is an epic saga, which covers about three decades in the early 1800's of France. The film is about the fugitive, Jean Valjean, following his release ... Read More

Character Analysis of Edmond Dantes in the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1752 words, 3 pages)

THEME Every man has his rise and his downfall. His rise can be attributed to hard work, dedication to accomplishing a set goal, or possibly even luck. Sometimes a man can become jealous at another mans fortune and wish for his downfall. He might even try to make this wish ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (2506 words, 9 pages)

Anthony Roldan 9800 P3Title The Count of Monte Cristo Author Alexander Dumas Type of literary work Adventure Drama Theme The main point that Alexandre Dumas is presenting in this novel deals with judgement. Those who are good to others will be rewarded in the furture. Those who are sinfull will ... Read More

How Meursault is Portrayed in Albert Camus’ The Outsider” (1232 words, 2 pages)

Melissa Grant English 12The Outsider Albert Camus In The Outsider, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the books narrator and main character, as detached, and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays an impassiveness ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbolism in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (939 words, 1 pages)

Madame Bovary-Symbolism For Lack of a Better Man Gustave Flaubert presents one extreme side of human life many would very much rather think does not exist. He presents a tale of sensual symbolism within the life of Charles Bovary. Madame Bovary is the story of Emma Bovary, but within the ... Read More

The Influence of Guy de Maupassant’s Influence on Kate Chopin and Her Writings (1003 words, 2 pages)

Every writer has an influence. Some are influenced by the ideas that the author has some are influenced by the style, which the author writes with. Still others are so intrigued by a writer that they are not only influenced by their way of thinking and their writing, but they ... Read More

The Abuse of Women in Albert Camus Novel “L’estranger” (547 words, 1 pages)

In Letranger, an existentialist novel written by Albert Camus, the reader begins to discover that women are treated abusively or poorly. The main character in Letranger, Meursault, views women as lesser than men which ultimately conveys how women were thought of in Africa for that time period.In the second chapter, ... Read More

Albert Camus’ Use of Mersault’s Murder Trial in The Stranger to Note the Absurdity of Social Behavior (1210 words, 2 pages)

Testing the Boundaries of Algerian Conventional SocietyIn this essay, I am going to explore Albert Camus use of Meursaults murder trial in The Stranger to note the absurdity of the defined social behavior in Algeria while forcing the reader to evaluate his or her own morality. Camus asks the reader ... Read More

An Analysis of Meursault in the Stranger by Albert Camus (3616 words, 5 pages)

Derek GoffEnglish 24104Mr. Venza14 April 2000Meursault as The StrangerThe way a person reacts to ordinary situations determines the opinions of others based on their behavior. Yet, when this behavior is abnormal or different from the rest of society, it causes society to form an opinion based totally on a persons ... Read More

Action and Reaction of Meursault in The Stranger (1135 words, 2 pages)

Meursault is a man who will not lie to himself. In Albert Camus The Stranger, his actions and reactions display him as an immoral man, expressing apathy towards societys formulas for convention. He will not feign emotion, nor use religion as a vehicle to give his life meaning. Meursault has ... Read More

The Definition of Love According to Meursault in The Stranger (304 words, 1 pages)

Beatrice GuapoPeriod 4May 1, 2000What is love to MuersaultMy father once said, "If you cannot love, then you cannot live." In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, Muersault, the main character would not be able to comprehend this statement, let alone agree. Love seems to have no importance to ... Read More

Finding Identity Through an Encounter With Death in The Stranger (960 words, 2 pages)

Mr. RhodesEnglish II A Period 520 February 1999The Faces of DeathIn The Stranger Camus shows that Meursault can find his true identity only through an encounter with death. Meursault goes through some deaths in his life that lead to his own. This awkward, but most entertaining, character discovers himself through ... Read More

A Summary of the Novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus (1592 words, 2 pages)

The StrangerAlbert Camus was a contemporary writer from Mondovi, Algeria who was greatly concerned with the philosophy of the absurd. Absurdism can be defined as, a philosophical perspective which holds that the efforts of humanity to find meaning or rational explanation in the universe ultimately fail because no such meaning ... Read More

An Overview of the Book “A Stranger Is Watching” (557 words, 2 pages)

A Stranger is Watching is a terrific book. I enjoyed reading this book very much. The non-stop action kept me reading for hours.One of the best features of the book is how it was written.The point of view changes every chapter.For example Chapter 1 is written in the point of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Mr. Mersalt in The Stranger (386 words, 2 pages)

"It has been said that Camus 'was haunted with the notion that our worldis a universe which has no place for us, in which our life makes nosense" The Stranger reflects this philosophy in a myriad of ways. Mr.Meursalt is the main character. He seems to live in his own ... Read More

The Insignificance of Love for Muersault in the Novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus (295 words, 2 pages)

My father once said, "If you cannot love, then you cannot live." Inthe novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, Muersault, the main character would notbe able to comprehend this statement, let alone agree. Love seems to have noimportance to character Muersault. In the beginning of the novel Muersaultmother passes away. ... Read More

Finding One’s True Identity Through an Encounter With Death in The Stranger by Albert Camus (948 words, 4 pages)

The Stranger Camus shows that Meursault can find his true identity only throughan encounter with death. Meursault goes through some deaths in his life thatlead to his own. This awkward, but most entertaining, character discovershimself through the tragedy that occurs in his life. His life is a full one andhe ... Read More

The Poor Treatment of Women in the Novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus (547 words, 2 pages)

In Letranger, an existentialist novel written by Albert Camus, the readerbegins to discover that women are treated abusively or poorly. The maincharacter in Letranger, Meursault, views women as lesser than men whichultimately conveys how women were thought of in Africa for that time period. Inthe second chapter, the reader first ... Read More

An Analysis of Camus’s Views on Freedom and Death in His Novel The Stranger (1028 words, 4 pages)

In The Stranger, as in all Camus works, Camus views on freedom and death one dependent on the other are major themes. For Camus, freedom arisesin awareness of ones life, the every-moment life, an intense glorious lifethat needs no redeeming, no regrets, no tears. Death is unjustifiable, absurdit is but ... Read More

The Murder of the Arab in The Stranger by Albert Camus (1758 words, 7 pages)

The murder of the Arab is clearly the central event of the novel. Camus placedit in fact right in the middle of the book. It is the last incident recounted inpart 1, so its importance is underscored by a structural break in the story. Itis related in one of the ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Camus in the Stranger (1196 words, 5 pages)

In the stranger, Camus uses Mersaults' experiences such as his mothers' death,killing the Arab, the trial, and his interaction with other charactersthroughout the novel to convey his philosophy, which satisfies all principals ofexistentialism. The existentialism idle proposes that man is full of anxiety anddespair with no meaning in his life, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Stranger (1276 words, 2 pages)

The StrangerMeursault appears to be a typical, middle-class young man. He works as a clerk, rents an apartment, and enjoys women, the sea, the sun, and smoking. He appears normal almost boring. His neighbors seem to trust him and approach him for help and advice. However, he lacks any emotion ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character in the Novel The Stranger by Albert Camus (607 words, 1 pages)

Mersault is notified by mail that his mother has died, though he is not sure of the exact date. He notes that the entire funeral moved so fast and deliberately that he remembers nothing except a comment of the nurse and the image of Perez crying. Upon waking up from ... Read More

An Analysis of Guy de Maupassant’s Story “The Necklace” (645 words, 1 pages)

The Necklace EssayVanity-There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing itMark Twain (18351910), U.S. author, 1898. In the story The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant is about this women who learns a valuable lesson in life. Mathilde at the beginning of the story was ... Read More

Albert Camus’s Philosophy of the Absurd and Existentialism in The Stranger (426 words, 2 pages)

Camus's The Stranger is a grim profession that choice and individual freedom are integral components of human nature, and the commitment and responsibility that accompany these elements are ultimately the deciding factors of the morality of one's existence. Meursault is placed in an indifferent world, a world that embraces absurdity ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Nihilism in the Stranger by Albert Camus (1550 words, 3 pages)

Nihilism is, literally, the belief in nothing. Originally the term was used to attack accused heretics during the middle ages. Over time, however, the term became applied to a particular branch of philosophy, a radical form of skepticism maintaining the nonexistence of any objective basis for truth. From this standpoint ... Read More

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