... dog, and most importantly his disregard for human life and the consequences for the removal of it. As mentioned in the above definition of existentialism, it stresses the responsibility for ones own actions. When Meursault comes to trial for killing the Arab, he finally realises that he can ... 't take the responsibility. This is the main turning point as far as existentialism is concerned in The Stranger. Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis is equally as philosophical. The novella is written as a metaphor, with a very strong ... his transformation into a "monstrous vermin ." The protagonist...

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... evolution of his theory that humanistic characteristics played a central role in the motives for the protagonists actions, and whether proclaimed or not, will play a large role in the movement from existentialism to resistentialism. ...

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... only obvious between him and his relationships but also between him and his emotions. Camus" characterization of Meursault as an emotionless and unaffectionate man, adds to the effect of revealing existentialism to the novel. During Meursault's trial he reveals that he feels no remorse killing the Arab: "I"d have liked to explain to in a friendly way, almost affectionately, that I"d never really been ... ...

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