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

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A Character Analysis of Meursault from The Stranger by Albert Camus (1028 words, 2 pages)

ESSAY THE STRANGER Alejandra Rojas Bogot - Colombia, March 4, 2003 English Colegio Campoalegre OUTLINE I.Introduction. II.Meursault as an "insensible man". III.Indifference and how it was seen by society. IV.The trial. V.The verdict-conclusion. Society has a series of parameters and "ways of acting" according to the situation. If you don't ... Read More

An Analysis of Albert Camus Absurdist Novel, The Stranger (712 words, 1 pages)

In Albert Camus' absurdist novel, The Stranger, Meursault's detachment from society and his killing of the Arab reveal moral and ethical implications for him and his society. As is common in many absurdist novels, Camus discusses the estrangement - and later development - of an individual in a benign and ... Read More

Isolation in the Play, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and the Novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus (1363 words, 2 pages)

The Theme of Isolation in Waiting for Godot and The Stranger Isolation is not a unique theme in novels or plays. It may be found under many different guises. Isolation can be physical, determined by concrete boundaries, emotional, or spiritual. Race, social development, and even personality can cause isolation. Waiting ... Read More

An Examination of the Film, Stranger Than Paradise (752 words, 1 pages)

Stranger Than Paradise This movie could be considered a complete waste of time for many people. The movie is in black and white. This affects the surroundings in the movie. New York, Cleveland, and Florida look dark and dreary. This inhibits the characters, in their emotions. Throughout the movie there ... Read More

A Report on The Necklace, a Short Story by Guy De Maupassant (402 words, 1 pages)

LikesDislikes Essay To me, the best kind of writing or reading is a story that gives a lesson or provokes thought. Reading a story that has a lesson gives me a sense of purpose for reading it. "The Necklace," by Guy de Maupassant is such a story. Mathilde, the main ... Read More

An Analysis of Female Protagonist in the Story of an Hour , Guy De Maupassants,the Necklace and A Rose for Emily (819 words, 1 pages)

Female Protagonists The desire for freedom is a similar aspect of the female protagonists Louise Mallard, Mathilde Loisel, and Emily Grierson. -In Kate Chopin's, "The Story of an Hour," Guy DE Maupassant's, "The Necklace," and William Faulkner's, "A Rose for Emily," the female protagonist's have a desire for freedom. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of an American Indian Wilderness Short Story by Louis Owens and the Role of the Reflective Lone Ranger (548 words, 1 pages)

An American Indian Wilderness A short story by Louis Owens The Reflective Lone Ranger In Louis Owens' essay "An American Indian Wilderness" the author projects a self-reflective and, in the end, pessimistic persona. As a young man Owens works as a park ranger in the American Wilderness of Washington State. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie (2222 words, 3 pages)

The novel, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, by Sherman Alexie, explores the life of a young Native American man. This book of short stories depicts the negative aspects and issues in life he faces. Victor, the protagonist, is a young Native American man faced with growing up ... Read More

A Comparison of The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry and The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (466 words, 1 pages)

'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry and 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant are two short stories that share some similarities. Namely, they are both ironic. The two main characters in both also happen to be husband and wife and make sacrifices for their spouse. The husband in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Stranger by Albert Camus (794 words, 1 pages)

The Stranger In Albert Camus' novel, The Stranger, there are many different aspects throughout the book that separate this book from most others. The first major crucial moment starts when Meursault travels to his mother's funeral and shows no emotion or remorse for his mother's death. It is evident in ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Meursault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (585 words, 1 pages)

Essay 1, Prompt 2By Justin Williams (1A)Albert Camus in his novel, The Stranger, presents a truly intriguing character. Meursault, the protagonist, in the beginning seems completely immoral and unfeeling. However, Camus, over the course of the story develops a much more appealing character. In the end, the full presentation of ... Read More

An Explication of Paragraph 1 of The Stranger (311 words, 1 pages)

Explication of Paragraph 1 of The Stranger In Albert Camus The Stranger, the opening sentence Maman died today, carries a powerfully rousing message that prepares the reader for an upheaval of emotion and sorrow. The narrators double take Or yesterday maybe, immediately shows that this is not to be the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (304 words, 1 pages)

Guy De Maupassants short story The Necklace tells of a womans intense desire of becoming associated with the upper class and how it ultimately brings about her downfall into poverty. The protagonist, Mathilde Loisel, shows many characteristics that bring about her downfall. The character elements prove that her selfishness, unwillingness ... Read More

An Analysis of the Necklace By Guy De Maupassant and The Rocking Horse Winner By D.H. Lawrence (1375 words, 2 pages)

The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant and The Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence have two women in these stories that show no care or concern for anyone but themselves. Hester and Mathilde both had families that they truly did not love. And they were only involved with them for ... Read More

The Life and Writing Career of Guy De Maupassant (411 words, 1 pages)

It's done well. just teels about his life well written, but correct grammer Biography on Guy de Maupassant Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850 at Chateau de Miromesnil in France. He was a descendent of a very old French family. As a boy, Maupassant went to school ... Read More

A Story of a Psychotic Mother in the Movie Strangers on a Train by Alfred Hitchcock (417 words, 1 pages)

Strangers on a Train This Hitchcock movie was actually one of only three that I have seen in my lifetime, but the more I see of his films, the more I want to see. His attention to specific details and background information that help to explain hidden details and the ... Read More

Albert Camus's novel, The Stranger, and Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot, are both great literary works but has many differences and similarities that distinguish the two. These characters are very different from their society and in that same way the are very similar. To understand in what ways they ... Read More

Comparison and Review of Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger and The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (744 words, 1 pages)

In "The Mysterious Stranger" Mark Twain portrays a society so dependent on outside sources for guidance that the majority of Eseldorf's citizens do not have independent thought. This reliance is what eventually ruins many of the resident's lives and Satan merely serves to elucidate their foolish behavior. Though it is ... Read More

The Injustice in The Stranger by Albert Camus (891 words, 1 pages)

Is there truly any justice in the novel The Stranger, written by Albert Camus? This is a question that naturally protrudes throughout the novel, as it is not abundantly clear what Meursault, the protagonist, was, in fact, put on trial for. At the beginning of the second part of the ... Read More

An Analysis of Guy De Maupassant (1044 words, 2 pages)

Guy De Maupassant Guy De Maupassant is famous for his many short stories. His women are often shown as immoral or evil. His women are selfish and untrustworthy and vain. Examples of this can be found in a few of his specific short stories The Necklace, The Jewelry and A ... Read More

Existentialism in Camus’s Novel The Stranger (1246 words, 2 pages)

Existentialism is often defined as a philosophical movement or tendency, emphasizing individual existence, freedom and choice. As a result of the diversity of positions associated with this term it is impossible to define precisely. There are, however, basic themes common in existentialist beliefs. As is evident through the root of ... Read More

A Comparison of Guy de Maupassant’s The Jewelery and Elizabeth Tallent’s No One’s Mystery (814 words, 1 pages)

"The Jewelery" by Guy de Maupassant and "No One's a Mystery" by Elizabeth Tallent are two stories which both imply different types of conclusions. These authors use completely dissimilar elements to approach their final message. "The Jewlery" and "No One's a Mystery" are two very unique stories. Although they do ... Read More

Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Short Stories Stolen Car and The Young Stranger (803 words, 1 pages)

Readers are often prompted to investigate the imbalance of power in society through representations of race or ethnicity. Discuss how race or ethnicity is represented in two short stories you have studied this year. Race and ethnicity brings an imbalance of power in society. Archie Weller's "Stolen Car" and Victoria ... Read More

A Summary of the Short Story the Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (781 words, 1 pages)

The short story The Necklace was a very stimulating piece of work. It teaches the lessons of hardships, learning not to lie, and how to pay people back. In this story, the main characters lose a supposed expensive necklace and lie until they can retrieve a brand new one to ... Read More

The Human Fear of Being Alone in Camus’s The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus and Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises (959 words, 2 pages)

Many wise men have posed the question, "Why is it that people do not like to be alone?" Well, the answer to that question lies in the words of two exceptional writers Albert Camus, and Ernest Hemingway. In Hemingway's, The Sun also Rises, and in Camus', The Stranger and The ... Read More

A False Love in The Jewelry by Guy De Maupassant (926 words, 2 pages)

M. Lantin is a seventeenth century character in Guy De Maupassants story, The Jewelry, which Maupassant wrote in th late eighteen hundreds. Lantin is a chief accountant whom falls in love with a girl after hearing others speak of her perfection. He demands the hand of this daughter of a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Meursault in The Stranger (588 words, 1 pages)

Meursault is an unfeeling, amoral character who is just there, simply living. He lacks feeling and is sort of the epitome of what sensitivity is not. He receives a marriage proposal, and thinks, "Hey, what the hell? I'll marry the girl, it doesn't really make a difference." He is thrown ... Read More

An Analysis of Meursault’s Antisocial Personality Disorder in The Stranger by Albert Camus (648 words, 2 pages)

Danielle Garofalo Fiction Dr. Sullivan March 23, 2001 In the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, the main character is Meursault. He is a man who has strange views and behaves different from what people think of as normal. I believe that this is because Meursault has a condition known ... Read More

Utilizing Third Person Narration in the Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (793 words, 1 pages)

The Facts of Life In Guy de Maupassant's, "The Necklace", the author utilizes the third person narrator throughout the story to refrain from showing any judgment towards the character or their actions. At the same time, the author still had the ability to enter the thoughts of his characters to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Existential Novel the Stranger by Albert Camus (918 words, 2 pages)

Unknowingly Mersault spends his last few months of freedom oblivious to society's conformity. In one slash of the sun's ray he changes his very being of existentialism. Through harsh reality and the judging of society Mersault sees what it has to offer, but yet he rises up, Christ-like and dies ... Read More

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