Albert Camus is a literary artist, he was born in Algeria in the year 1913. ... Albert Camus dedicated his life and writings to discover the purpose of mans existence. ... Camus published his novel The Stranger, to provide an example of the absurd. ... His aim was to reduce the sum total of human suffering (Albert Camus: A Study of His Work, Philip Thody). ... This is Albert Camus way to shows how the absurd in life is always there. ...

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In his novel "The Stranger," Albert Camus creates several subtle themes, symbols, and motifs. Most importantly, "The Stranger" explores the idea that the physical world is more substantial than the emotional world and, similarly, the idea that human life is meaningless. ... Albert Camus argues that people use religion as a way to rationalize their own trivial existence. ... Camus shows that life is just a series of petty random events that are completely without meaning or consequence. ... Albert Camus blatantly and effectively presents the controversial themes of human insignificance and the ...

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A look at the absurdity of society's values when justice is based on prejudice in Albert Camus' "The Stranger- and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Chronicle of a Death Foretold."" Both "Chronicle of a Death Foretold- by Gabriel Garcí Marquez and "The Stranger- by Albert Camus depict the ritualistic death of a character in order to portray the absurdity of society's values through the use of unconventional justice. ... Albert Camus' character Meursault is put through a prejudiced trial after he commits the murder of an Arab man. ... "The Stranger- by Albert Ca...

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In Albert Camus" The Stranger Camus" language and phrasing shows that he has aimed the book towards and older crow, one that would understand the message he wants to portray. ... Camus the philosophy of absurd is not meant to contain a lesson for or moral improvement. ... He creates a way of interpreting Meursault's views Albert Camus" The Stranger is a novel at worst and haunting reality of what life can be seen as if it is considered meaningless. ... In Albert Camus" The Stranger the protagonist, Meursault lives his life through a meaningless moment. Camus reflects a sense of rea...

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In The Stranger, Albert Camus uses Mersault and his experiences to convey the philosophy that man is full of anxiety and despair with no meaning in his life except for simple existence. ... Camus uses the death of Mersault's mother to convey his existentialistic philosophy. ... Thus, Albert Camus illustrates the absurdities of life in The Stranger, with the actions of Mersault to portray his existentialist beliefs. ... Camus characterizes Mersault as the ultimate representation of existentialism. ... Mersault is a true stranger in his world. ...

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Response: Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Albert Camus" The Stranger , both feature protagonists in situations out of which arise existentialist values. ... While the scene passes slowly before Meursault, Camus" text flows quickly. ... This is the main turning point as far as existentialism is concerned in The Stranger. ... Albert Camus said that "we get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. ... Camus was existentialist, and Camus referred to Kafka as an absurdist-existentialist. ...

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The character of Meursault is Camus' representation of the absurd man. ... Camus is telling the reader that life is too unpredictable for harmony to be achieved, the universe works for and against you simultaneously. Marie, to me is Camus' representation of what love and attraction is. ... Laws are supposed to help and benefit us, but from Camus' absurd view, law hinders a free existence. ... Meursault's rejection of Religion is how Camus feels about traditional, conformist norms. ...

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Albert Camus's story "The Guest" illustrates how difficult it is to sometimes make the right decisions. ... Daru knew that he was in no position to decide the fate of this stranger. ... It is clear from reading this story that Albert Camus is an existentialist. ...

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Albert Camus est un ecrivain trés célebre surtout pour ses idees d'existentialisme. ... Camus présent Meursault comme anti-heros pour ses actions immorales et ses ideés apathiques. ... Camus a dépeint ce qui arriverait à un homme qui refusait de se conformer aux reglements de la société. ... Camus implique que Meursault est une victime d'un monde complexe et indifférent qui ne l'entend pas ses idees. ... Albert Camus a créé un personnage complexe et mystérieux. ...

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The Stranger The novel, "The Stranger", written by Albert Camus is about one man's life. ... In this book, Albert Camus shows Meursalt as this weird person who doesn't care about much, yet he has heroic qualities that many people would love to have. ...

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Book Report: The Rebel The Rebel, a treatise of Albert Camus reflecting upon man's state of rebellion throughout history up through the Second World War, enthralls oneself with its abysmal depth into thematic examination of man's struggle to triumph, and eventual transcending conquest of the Fates, in such noteworthy instances of Revolution from the days of the Marquis De Sade and the French Revolution to V.I. ... As a whole, the works of Camus consistently evokes a certain sense of awe at the logically impeccable and intellectually brilliant manner with which books such as this ...

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Albert Camus was haunted with the notion that "our world exists in a universe which holds no place for us, where our life makes no sense." In his novel, The Stranger, Monsieur Meursault is a man rendered in such a situation. ... Holding Meursault to his words, and recognizing the voids they reveal, the reader sees Meursault as the stranger - a foreigner in an emotional, consequential world teaming with morality and sentiment. ... (Camus 121) He has no fate; or so he believes. ... I had been right, I was still right, I was always right" (Camus 121). ...

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An Observation of the Parental Influences in Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Albert Camus' The Stranger A man alone builds himself through his thoughts and actions, yet one can not deny the influential power of one's parents. ... Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Albert Camus' The Stranger described the main characters' parents directly and indirectly, often being expressed through the protagonists' actions, feelings, and characterization. Camus uses Maman as more of an indirect influence in his story than Kafka's use of Mr. and Mrs. ......

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The Stranger, by Albert Camus, tells the story of a peculiar Algerian man and the unfortunate events of his life. Meursault is unable to concentrate on what is important because he is engulfed by his senses. He is so involved in what he hears and sees, that he is indifferent to what is essential. ...

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The Stranger by Albert Camus is a story about an ordinary man who unwittingly is drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. ... Meursault has a stranger feeling that he can see all of their faces clearly, that he can observe every detail of their clothing, and that they will be indelibly imprinted on his mind. ...

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"The Outsider," also known as "The Stranger," is a novel by Albert Camus that was published in 1942. ... Throughout the novel, Camus focuses strongly on the fundamental values of society, and how society tolerates people who do not conform to these values. Camus achieves this by incorporating aspects of existentialist philosophy in the novel. ... Camus feels that one exists only in the world physically and therefore the presence or absence of meaning in one's life is alone revealed through that event which he or she is experiencing at a particular moment. ...

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In two of his greatest works, "The Stranger," and "The Myth of Sisyphus," Albert Camus exposes his readers to the existentialistic parts of philosophy. ... Meursault, the protagonist in "The Stranger," is an insensitive individual. ... Both works of Camus" show the theme of absurbity, that life is meaningless by death, and an individual can't make sense of his experience. In "The Stranger," Meursault is not afraid of death because everyone lives, and everyone will die, no matter how old you may be. ... (p. 121) " This quote from "The Stranger" directly relates to "The Myth of Sisyphus." ...

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Mersault from Albert Camus" The Stranger at first seems to be a character that no one can relate to, which makes sense because of the title of the novel. ... In his song "The Stranger", Billy Joel uses his lyrical genius to make a universal connection with his "stranger", and by doing this makes a connection with Mersault from Camus" The Stranger. ... A similar parallel can be made to Mersault from The Stranger. ... This leads to Mersault exposing his "stranger" by murdering the Arab. ... (Camus 58-59). ...

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I think that according to this definition, in the book The Stranger, by Albert Camus, the character Meursault, does not act with integrity. ... Camus's character was never really known by anyone. He was the Stranger. ...

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In The Stranger, by Albert Camus, Meursault undergoes a mental transformation from Part 1 to Part 2. ... Throughout The Stranger, Meursault transforms and begins to develop meaningful memories about the meaning of his life. ... Meursault is much more interested in trivial details about strangers. ... In The Stranger, by Albert Camus, Meursault undergoes a mental transformation from Part 1 to Part 2. ...

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In the story "The Stranger," by Albert Camus, the belief that "the themes of loss and retrieval are at the core of Mersault's mythology and that they illumine the notion of exile to which he returns so often" is widely discussed. ... That was his belief, and if he were to ever doubt it, his life would be meaningless" (Camus pg. 69). ... " (Camus pgs. 122-123). ... Mersault made himself a stranger to the world he lived in. ... When one constantly reads phrases such as: I don't know, I don't care, I don't believe, etc. the person saying those phr...

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The Character of Meursault in The Stranger Albert Camus wrote The Stranger during the Existentialist movement, which explains why the main character in the novel, Meursault, is characterized as detached and emotionless, two of the aspects of existentialism. In Meursault, Camus creates a character he intends his readers to relate to, because he creates characters placed in realistic situations. ... Camus writes in a simple, direct, and uncomplicated style. ... Through this sort of simple grammatical structure, Camus gives the reader the opportunity to become part of the awareness of Meu...

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In the novel, The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays the theme that when man realizes that death is inevitable, he is ultimately free as he chooses his own decisions. ... However through the death of Meursault's mother Camus portrays his nonchalance. ... In The Stranger, Camus illustrates that life is inevitable and knowing this, the choices one makes in disregarding society's objective truths that enable one to die free. ... He is seen as a stranger to other people because he does not act the way that society expects him to. ... Mersault is a stranger in a way that he denies any r...

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The main character, Mersault, in Albert Camus" The Stranger, has a detachment from everything in life. He is a private man who lives by himself in an apartment. Mersault accepts life as it comes and is not dynamic enough to change the ways of the world, a characteristic that aids in classifying h...

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