As Meursault detachedly stated in The Stranger, “Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness.” In The Stranger, Albert Camus uses the theme of frivolousness of human life and the lionization of the physical world to demonstrate the certainty of death, the importance of ‘matter over mind’, and the absurdity of the Universe. One major element of Camus’s inane philosophy is
The Stranger Existentialism has many components and one of them is the idea of the absurd. In the novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, the philosophy of absurdism is explored thoroughly through the protagonist’s thoughts and actions. Throughout the book, Camus argues his belief of the “absurd world”. Camus’s definition of the absurd world is that the world is filled with people who are anxious over small aspects of their lives despite the world being meaningless and irrational. Camus’s absurd world
The Stranger, a fiction novel by Albert Camus, provides the reader a kaleidoscope of altering interpretations and a spectrum of emotions. Camus develops situations and events based on characters’ responses to actions. As seen by the magistrate’s questioning of Meursault, each situation is strongly molded by the characters’ expression of their individual views. In the text, Camus implants messages and warnings in both subtle and glaring approaches. In The Stranger, Camus’ portrayal of the magistrate
Alex Pfeffer Aber Period 4 Chapter 1: Meursault is cold, detached, and indifferent. When Meursault finds out his mother has died, his main priority is to figure out when his mother died. There is no emotional reaction. Meursault is neither happy nor unhappy, but merely indifferent. Although Meursault tends to ignore the emotional, and social contexts of situations, he is not apathetic when it comes to the physical and practical. In chapter 1, Meursault focuses on the practical details surrounding
The Stranger and The Metamorphosis are two very different books, but they share an underlying theme. Balancing your care between others and yourself is essential to your wellbeing. Caring too little or too much about yourself can have negative effects on your life. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor focuses much of his attention on the wellbeing of his family. This leads him to neglect himself. On the other side, Meursault in The Stranger almost always puts himself first. This thinking ends up causing
When analyzing Albert Camus’ The Stranger, it is suggested by the author that Meursault is driven by the priority and importance of a physical world. Throughout the novel, Meursault faces the challenges of death, love, and the outcomes of societal actions. His reaction to these items is what fuels not only his emotions, but the way in which he reacts to the events, as well as the world around him. These physical urges compel him to do things that are not accepted by society, and ultimately lead to
of love differs from Meursault’s notion from the book “The Stranger” by Albert Camus. Meursault is the exact opposite from Paul in the respect that he shows no feelings or emotions at all, even in situations that it is normal to do so! In the book “The Rocking-horse Winner”, Paul’s one and only quest is to please his mother. His parents have very expensive taste but not the income to support it. Paul always
emotion, contrast with the traditional type of behaviour you would expect from a hero. The impact of this indifference is shocking, yet it is a striking way for Camus to begin the novel, thus highlighting one of the main themes from the outset. To Meursault, life is not all that important; he doesn't ask too much of life, and death is even less important. He is content to, more or less, just exist, setting out the "anti-hero" idea from the start.
book appear simple including Meursault. Camus's lack of depth and complexities in his writing is often viewed as trite the reader and takes away from the connection a reader has with a high quality book. By getting straight to the point in all of his sentences the book seems choppy and disconnected. Through this
The theme of hostility and suffering in The Stranger is evident the language of this passage with Meursault and the Arab on the beach. The language in the passage uses the sun to express the the suffering of mankind and to question the difference between reality and fiction. The important factor to pay attention to is Camus does not explicitly declaring the heat of the sun. The use of the word “And this time”, this indicates the Meursault has dealt with the Arab before. However, when saying those