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An Overview of Camus’ Views on Freedom and Death in “The Stranger” (1028 words, 2 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 arises in awareness of ones life, the every-moment life, an intense glorious life that needs no redeeming, no regrets, no tears. Death is unjustifiable, absurd ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Meursault in The Stranger (531 words, 1 pages)

The Stranger is a character with great primary values which allow him to live his life at a happier existence than other people. He is more content than those with opposite viewpoints on life. He is able to adapt to change very easily. He worries less. He is much more ... Read More

An Analysis of Camus’s Novel The Stranger (1759 words, 3 pages)

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

Existentialism and Absurdity in The Stranger and The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus (698 words, 1 pages)

In two of his greatest works, "The Stranger," and "The Myth of Sisyphus," Albert Camus exposes his readers to the existentialistic parts of philosophy. The existentialism within his works shapes his characters, by determining how they will act and respond to what is going on around them. However, due to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book A Stranger Is Watching (561 words, 2 pages)

A Stranger is WatchingA 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 ... Read More

The Complexity of the Character of Mersault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (1131 words, 5 pages)

OtherNone The Stranger by Albert CamusMarch 20, 1998 THE STRANGER The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is about the life of a very complex character named Meursault. Meursault is a very stolid person, who isn't given to shows of emotions. He remains this way through most of the book, but towards ... Read More

An Analysis of Thomas Hardy’s Short Story The Three Strangers (955 words, 2 pages)

In a remote shepherds cottage in the hills of England, a celebration of a babys birth unto Christ takes place. With nineteen or so players, including the shepherd and his wife, a band that refuses to stop playing, and most importantly three influential strangers, a life lesson is learned the ... Read More

The Portrayal of Albert Camus as Meursault in the Stranger (4653 words, 5 pages)

The stranger The Stranger In The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He is the idealistic existentialist. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He ... Read More

The Unfair Justice System in The Stranger by Albert Camus (939 words, 5 pages)

How can the justice system be unjust? Does it treatpeople unfairly because of their strange acts? Actingstrange can be used against a person even though it isunfair to dot hat. In Albert Camus The Stranger, thecharacter Mersault acts in a strange manor throughout thebook. This causes his death.Mersault acts strange ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Meursault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (956 words, 1 pages)

Meursault, the main character and the narrator of the story, is a 30-year-old shipping clerk who lives an ordinary day-to-day existence. We see him as a son (at his mother's funeral) as a friend as a solitary creature pursuing simple experiences from moment to moment and as a prisoner, first ... Read More

Personal Experience of Sharing a Space with Siblings and Strangers (1078 words, 2 pages)

A small, dark room, with lots of books, a radio in the corner and a big mess. In the middle of the room is a small bed. There is no TV, no computer, no play station, no modern technology, just only one small radio and a night lamp, which is ... Read More

The Common Theme of Racism in Howard Frank Mosher’s Stranger in the Kingdom and David Guterson’s Snow Falling on Cedars (808 words, 1 pages)

When I first read Howard Frank Moshers novel Stranger In The Kingdom I was astonished that something like that took place in Vermont. I have always been under the misconception that racism isnt extremely prevalent in our local culture today. Once again my white Americans views were challenged when I ... Read More

Meursault’s Indifference to Human Relationships Causes Him to Appear as a Stranger in Camus’ Work (3606 words, 10 pages)

The 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 behavior not their true personality. In Meursaults case, ... Read More

How Meddling Strangers in My Love Life Annoys Me (566 words, 1 pages)

After much thought, one annoyance came to mind as my pet peeve. As much as some men thinking they are Gods gift to women and some women thinking they are the most beautiful women to ever walk the earth annoys me to no end, nosy people are the worst. They ... Read More

an Analysis on The Treatment to Travelers, Strangers and Hospitality in the Odyssey (1259 words, 2 pages)

Hospitality In the OdysseyA story centered on homecoming and traveling, The Odyssey by Homer, set in Ancient Greece, has key themes, which include hospitality and the treatment of travelers and strangers. These reoccurring themes are depicted often as Odysseus and Telemakhos show up at the doorsteps of his various hosts, ... 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

William Shakespeare’s Life Shrouded in Mystery Amidst His Fame (342 words, 2 pages)

Although generally considered the greatest dramatist of all time, WilliamShakespeare's life remains shrouded in mystery. Born in 1564 in the town ofStratford-on-Avon to a middle-class family, he is presumed to have received agrammar school education. However, by the time he was thirteen or fourteen, hisfamily had become impoverished and he ... 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

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013