... and work relations, and most cruelly, alienation dominates the relationship of love"(www.uvpress.uv.es/Curso9899/Camus%2CA01 /BASIC3.HTM). This is evident in relationships like the one between Raymond and Meursault: "I didn't say anything and he asked me again if I wanted to be his mate. I said I didn't mind" (Camus 33). Meursault does not show enthusiasm towards the friendship, which ... , reveals the alienation that Meursault exploits and unwillingness to show emotions. Meursault's lack of understanding of Raymond makes the relationship between Meursault and Raymond difficult for him t...

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... 's offer of a promotion, little remorse for his crime. He expresses no anger and hardly any regret even at the loss of his freedom. He seems to feel no resentment toward Raymond, who drew him into the quarrel with the Arabs; nor toward his lawyer; who handles his case poorly; nor toward the court, which condemns him. His most consistent feelings are ... to see him as irresponsible and antisocial. He acts in a human situation as if human relationships do not exist. It is a fact that he becomes enmeshed is a sordid affair involving Raymond, an acquaintance, without ever questioning the pos...

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... and throughout the novel Camus uses these characters as blank slates onto which he has projected his philosophical ideas about many different things such as, mortality and moral judgement in Raymond and the loss of ones humanity with Salamano and his dog. ˜They look as if they belong to the same species.' And the automatic woman who is meticulous and ... ...

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... distress, convinced that their pain was unique in comparison to the rest of the town's. Father Paneloux delivered a stern sermon, declaring that the plague is God's punishment for Oran's sins. Raymond Rambert attempted to escape Oran in hopes of rejoining with his wife in Paris. He tried to escape with the help of Cottard's criminal buddies. In the mean time, Meanwhile ... ...

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... are alive. We simply exist, as did Meursault. It becomes apparent, as the novella unfolds, that Meursault has acquired an animal like indifference towards society. His interactions with his neighbour Raymond are an example of his indifferences. It never dawns upon Meursault that society does not condone his interactions with the pimp, avoided by his community. Meursault simply acts to fill ... ...

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... unnecessary because absence after a death is a serious issue which should not need to be accompanied by an explanation. The protagonist also avoids confrontation with authority when he sees his neighbor, Raymond, beating up the girl. Marie asks him to "go find a policeman" (36). However, he does not because he "[doesn't] like cops" (36). He sacrifices the safety of the girl in ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School