... him. In doing so, Meursault has just involuntarily become intertwined in Raymond's problems. Raymond calls Meursault one day at work and invites him and Maria to a friend's house on the beach. It is important to note the sun's consistent role in the chapter. It is an extremely hot day, and Meursault refers to the sun numerous times. This is the setting ... for the story's climax. While at the beach, Meursault, Raymond, and his friend Masson, take a walk, when two "Arabs- confront them. The men fight. One of the "Arabs- pulls out a knife and slices Raymond's arm and mouth. This ... man ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... murder and then executed because he didn't cry at his mother's funeral?" (Camus 121) He has no fate; or so he believes. After Meursault murders the meddling Arab on the beach in Algiers, he is imprisoned for the crime and ultimately sentenced to decapitation by guillotine in public. During the months he is jailed, Meursault dreams of being free, but he ... character (Bree 30). He does not seem to care much about anything and rarely contemplates the consequences of his actions. When Marie and Meursault spend a Saturday morning together on the beach outside Algiers, Marie asks Meursault w...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the second half of the book. Meursault's absurdity is also evident in his relationship with his mistress, Marie. The day after his mother's funeral, Meursault runs into Marie at the beach, and they end up spending the afternoon swimming together and watching a comedy film, and have sex later that night. However, Meursault always concentrates on the physical aspects of their time ... immediate threat he cr! eated. The biggest difference in Meursault's life before and after killing the Arab is his imprisonment and loss of freedom. Being denied women, the sun, the beach, and smokes makes M...

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• Grade Level: High School

... great detail, I will not hinder the trial further by repeating unnecessary information. So let me get straight to the facts. After the first encounter with the Arabic men on the beach around midday. The accused, Mr. Meursault, his acquaintance Raymond Sintes and Mr. Sintes acquaintance Mr. Masson had been involved in a brawl with two Arabic men, one of which was the ... emotion and human morals. But let me stray from this issue presently and return to the events of the day. Defying Mr. Sintes's command Mr. Meursault follows him along the beach knowing for well the destination and purpos...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the power of authority, although the townspeople think otherwise. Meursault was trying to look out for Raymond's interests and instead ended hurting himself. While the men were walking on the beach the came across the Arab and Raymond started fighting with them. Meursault knew that Raymond had a gun and told Raymond to give it to him and if things got bad ... knew, he ended up hurting himself. While Raymond did not end up using the gun, this gave Meursault opportunity to use it. Later that afternoon, Meursault took a walk on the beach and ran into the Arab, but this time Meursault used ...

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... on it. I believe it represents fate. The sun represented Meursault's fate because it sent him on his way to crime. He kept mentioning the sun at the funeral and the beach because it was foreshadowing that dreadful encounter with the Arabs and was like an omen. He withdrew from people, "Perez seemed to be way back there, fading in the shimmering ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... and takes responsibility for his actions after the fact. After he kills the Arab Meursault says: "I"d realized that I"d destroyed the valance of the day and the perfect silence of this beach where I"d been happy." Meursault lives in the present and that is why he does not feel badly about what he has done. He refuses to look back at the past ... ...

• Word Count: 1386
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• Grade Level: High School