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A Review of Albert Camus’s Novel The Stranger (922 words, 2 pages)

The world we live in is occupied with diverse religions and beliefs referring to how the world operates and the definitions of life itself. People of various cultures all possess different views upon life, yet the importance of the matter is dealing with the individual's viewpoint. People constantly attempt to ... Read More

The Stranger by Albert Camus (827 words, 3 pages)

In The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, 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 throughout the book in his reactions ... Read More

A Paper on Philosophy in Camus’s The Stranger (390 words, 1 pages)

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

A Paper on Camus’s Character of the Stranger (408 words, 1 pages)

Typified by seeming indifference, the hero of "The Stranger" is initially presented as a character that is apathetic to society, his surroundings, and in addition, his own existence. This behavior consequently leads to a bloody murder that eventually is the inexorable result of Meursault's own death. As a stranger to ... Read More

Intertextuality between Camus’ The Stranger and Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (604 words, 1 pages)

How can there be intertextuality between The Stranger and anything else within this universe? Camus would think it absurd! The mere idea that an absurdist novel could have a connection with something other than itself seems pure rebellion against its core philosophic principles. Can one not see the inescapable irony ... Read More

Meursault as an Absurdist Hero in The Stranger by Albert Camus (1119 words, 5 pages)

Meursault as an Absurdist HeroThe Stranger, by Albert Camus, is a novel telling the story of a man named Meursault and the events that occur after his mothers death. Camus, an absurdist philosopher, believed that a true hero is defined as one who realizes the absurdity of the world and ... Read More

The Detachment of Meursault from Society in Matthew Ward’s The Stranger (547 words, 2 pages)

In Matthew Wards The Stranger, Meursault is the narrator and the protagonist. He is detached from society and from everyone he knows. Many things that would be deemed important or special to normal people dont matter to him at all. His emotional detachment from everything affects his personal relationships with ... Read More

The Changes Influenced by Social Media in Don’t Be a Stranger, a Persuasive Essay by Adrian Chen (733 words, 3 pages)

Growing up in the 21st century, technology is the key and foundation to our society. Many individuals have an established viewpoint on how technology influences people via today's media interactions through various networking. Chen's purpose was to persuade the intended audience to see that we still limit ourselves and our ... Read More

The Theme of Self Discovery in The Stranger by Albert Camus, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot (3360 words, 11 pages)

Self Discovery In today's world, especially in modern Western society, thecollective days of the human race are dictated by the facetious and themore-often-than-not tangible ideas of happiness. Everyday an individualwakes up and embarks on an artificial journey. This journey isn't one ofphilosophical or enlightening proportions, rather it is a heinous ... Read More

Connecting to Global Friends in Don’t Be a Stranger, an Essay by Adrian Chen (533 words, 2 pages)

According to author Adrian Chen, Internet over the years has change but not as drastically as you would imagine. Though it was slower and less opened for businesses, the Internet of 2006 was a great place to meet and make lifelong relationships through social medias. Meeting and making friends was ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Mersault in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (641 words, 2 pages)

The stranger is a novel by Albert Camus. His story revolves around Meursault as the main character. In this novel, Albert Camus uses the first persona where the character Meursault uses I to express himself, his emotions and how he thinks about people. In this novel, Meursault is notified about ... Read More

The Reflection of Migration in I’m a Pilgrim and a Stranger, a Song by Elks Quartette (573 words, 2 pages)

Im a Pilgrim and a StrangerIn the song Im a Pilgrim and a Stranger by Elks Quartette, it is evident that the song reflects that of a migration. To begin, we can tell that the song tells of some sort of migration just because of the title and its use ... Read More

The Presentation of Victims and Villains in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (1450 words, 2 pages)

How do your chosen authors explore Victims and Villains?Within the supernatural victims and villains will most likely appear as main plot devices. Throughout The picture of Dorian Gray many fall to his charm and beauty then paying the price with their death for example the enamoured Sibyl Vane who commits ... Read More

The Apathy of Meursault in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (527 words, 2 pages)

The Stranger by Albert CamusAlbert Camus The Stranger follows the life of a man after the death of his mother whom one learns very little about, save for some few words of wisdom that the man, Meursault, recalls sporadically throughout the novel. One of the striking elements of the story ... Read More

The Importance of the Meal in the Third Chapet of The Stranger by Albert Camus (1048 words, 3 pages)

In chapter two of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Nice to Eat with You Acts of Communion, the author tell his readers that in literature, a meal is never just a meal. Whenever people eat or drink together, its communion. Communion is the sharing or exchanging of intimate ... Read More

The Progression of Meursault’s Character in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (1237 words, 4 pages)

Meursaults ProgressionCharacters in novels often follow a self-identifying path. This path can lead to one of three outcomes progression, regression, or stagnation, of character. Meursault, of The Stranger, by Albert Camus, progresses as a character, starting as apathetic about, and unaware of, the happenings of his life and ending the ... Read More

The Character of Ethan and a Comparison of the Script and Production of Sex with Strangers, a Play by Laura Eason (1106 words, 4 pages)

In the script Sex with Stangers by Laura Eason, a character that is one to understand is Ethan Strange. Ethan Strange is a bold, captivating, young adult who has a blog and book about his sexual encounters with strangers. In the beginning of the script, it starts off with the ... Read More

The Lack of Emotional Connection of Meursault to the Crime in The Stranger, a Book by Albert Camus (542 words, 2 pages)

AP LiteratureBlood, Sweat, and No TearsIn Albert Camus absurd book The Stranger, most events are illogical and have no purpose such as shooting a man because of the sun, but the trial is the strangest due to Meursaults lack of emotional connection to the crime and his overall disconnection to ... Read More

The Emotionless and Disconnected Character of Meursault in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (864 words, 3 pages)

Stranger EssayIn Albert Camus novel The Stranger, Meursault is portrayed as an emotionless and disconnected character. At the beginning of the novel, Meursault shows little to no emotion when his mother passes away. He is described to be a very straightforward man who does not seem to care about the ... Read More

Meursault’s Lack of Purpose in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (1222 words, 3 pages)

Intentionality Meursaults Quest for ConnectionThe world tries to perceive meaning in order to make sense of the selfs actions, but how can the gap between inner self and the world be bridged if the self never created a meaning for said actions? Throughout the novel The Stranger, Meursault continually voices ... Read More

The Absurdity of Life in the Works The Stranger by Albert Camus, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch by Alexander Solzhenistyn (914 words, 3 pages)

Europe had been plagued with waves of mass destruction and despair during the 20th century as it had faced the onslaught of two consecutive wars. Millions had suffered families were torn apart, wives had been widowed, the list can go on and on. Social unrest and chaos can be witnessed ... Read More

A Review of The Strangers, a Horror Film by Bryan Bertino (378 words, 3 pages)

The Strangers Movie ReviewThe Strangers, directed and written by Bryan Bertino, is a movie about a young couple (Liv Taylor and Scott Speedman) terrorized by three strangers in an isolated cabin. The movie begins with some great cut scenes of the aftermath of the brutality that takes place during the ... Read More

An Analysis of Mersault’s Moral Decline in the Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (2081 words, 6 pages)

The moral decline of Meursault in The Stranger reflects the era of the author, Albert Camus. Meursaults rationalizations for his definition of morals is how he ends up finding himself on death row instead of going with society and preserving the morals he was given before his mother died. Albert ... Read More

The Manipulation of a Stranger’s Viewpoint of One’s Self in A Cosmopolite in a Cafe, a Short Story by O. Henry (779 words, 3 pages)

Who?In A Cosmopolite in a Caf, O. Henry uses the dynamic character, E. Rushmore Coglan, to explain how simple it is to manipulate a strangers viewpoint of ones self. The preface reveals that a cosmopolite is one who has no single construct of home. One who describes themselves as a ... Read More

An Analysis of Absurdist Philosophy in The Stranger a Novel by Albert Camus (514 words, 2 pages)

Camus discusses various relationships in Meursaults life to show Absurdist philosophy. The idea Camus is continuously trying to prove is nothing matters in life, and one should live their life in the moment.Camus begins the novel with the death of Meursaults mother. Instead of experiencing distress, as one normally would ... Read More

The Absurdist Philosophy Portrayed through Mersault’s Relationships with His Mother and Marie in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (531 words, 2 pages)

Absurdism is the belief in nothing truly mattering in the universe and humans must live in the moment. Camus believed in this philosophy and it shows in The Stranger. He conveys this belief through Meursaults relationships with those around him, specifically in his relationships with his mother and Marie.From the ... Read More

The Conflict of Man vs. Self Depicted through the Character of Meursalt in The Stranger, a Novel by Albert Camus (1044 words, 4 pages)

Monsieur Meursalt Against HimselfIn the book The Stranger by Albert Camus, the main character, Monsieur Meursalt, suffers the loss of his mother in the very beginning. This throws Meursalt in a downward spiral. He commits several crimes and has no emotions throughout a majority of the book. No matter what ... Read More

An Assignment Report on the Responses of People to the Breaking of a Social Norm Regarding Space between Strangers (810 words, 3 pages)

For this assignment, I went to the mall with a friend of mine because we figured that it was the best place where a bunch of people would be and we would get good responses. The social norm we violated was sharing a step on the escalator with a stranger. ... Read More

Multiculturalism and Transmodernity in Julia Kristeva’s Strangers to Ourselves (425 words, 2 pages)

Reflection 6In class, we discussed Julia Kristevas Strangers to Ourselves. This final book of the semester covered the topics of multiculturalism and transmodernity. Tranmodernism contains aspects of both modernity and postmodernity, but strives to step away from both and away from a Euro-Centric culture in general. Transmodernity can be seen ... Read More

A Review of Stranger Things, a Film by Steven Spielberg (1705 words, 8 pages)

Stranger Things and the Ontology of OppressionStranger Things is the lovechild of Spielberg-esque 80s science fiction, classic horror film tropes, and suburbia. The intersection of ideas of monsters, the strange, and the duality of the real world and the Upside Down coupled with social commentary targeted at gendered issues creates ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013