Literary Analysis Of ' The Stranger '

The Stranger by Albert Camus is a novel about a man named Meursault who sees the world as a place of no hope for the living human being. The setting of the story takes place in 1940s Through Meursault’s selfish behavior, he goes through a series of events that are formed by his nonchalant attitude. On one day in particular, when he's out with a couple of friends he decides to shoot an Arabian man and soon after being charged guilty of murder. Camus is an Existentialist philosopher, but also an Absurdist as well. Existentialism focuses on free will and expressing the individual to be oneself to choose their own actions. Existentialist’s tend to back out with the belief

In The Stranger by Albert Camus, the murder committed by Meursault is questionably done with no reason. Although the entirety of the second part is spent in society’s attempts to find a cause, Meursault has a durable existential mentality that proves that even he knows that there is no true reason for the crime. Through the use of light and heat imagery and diction in The Stranger, Albert Camus comments on the duality of society trying to find a cause for the murder and Meursault defying this because of his existential mentality. These elements heighten Meursault’s negative outlook on life by

In The Stranger, Albert Camus describes the life of the protagonist, Meursault, through life changing events. The passage chosen illustrates Meursault’s view during his time in prison for killing the Arab. In prison, one can see the shifts in Meursault’s character and the acceptance of this new lifestyle. Camus manipulates diction to indicate the changes in Meursault caused by time thinking of memories in prison and realization of his pointless life. Because Camus published this book at the beginning of World War II, people at this time period also questions life and death similar to how Meursault does.

Albert Camus’s story the stranger is about a young man named Meursault who feels nothing after his mother’s death and ends up being sentenced to death by the end of the story. What should be taken from the stranger is the character development of Meursault presented throughout the story and how the settings effects the mood of the story. Albert Camus shows Meursault’s character development throughout the story by first making presenting Meursault as uncaring only to later present Meursault as content with dying. Albert Camus also changes the mood of the story by placing Meursault in many different settings.

Rubin’s dissection of Meursault in The Stranger details that he “is a man condemned to death not so much for a criminal act as for his attitude.” In regard to this statement, the reader is presented with the idea that he is being put to death as a result of his “attitude,” which is that of an outsider, or someone “removed” from society, and his motives were based on an absurdist mentality that leads one to think of death as “just another thing” because of the pointlessness of life, as there is no hope. We are lead to believe that Meursault is some “sick and twisted” person without realizing his indifference to the emotional expectations of society. The murkiness of his conscience is like a black and white film over his eyes that open to the

Albert Camus’ The Stranger: Isolation within a Literary Classic In Albert Camus’ Nobel Prize winning novel The Stranger, we are introduced to a dynamic character named Monsieur Meursault. The way Camus writes the novel is by starting with a character that really doesn’t make decisions or give importance to any one or to any of the things happening around him; he is an isolated man. All the feelings or thoughts that he has are very passive; he gets over them very quickly. But going on an unexpected long get-away with his friend Reymond and girlfriend Marie, started to change the type of man he use to be. Finding one of Reymond’s old enemies, an Arab and his gang, made Monsieur, the once innocent man, a murderer.

In the novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault the protagonist, becomes drawn into a “senseless” murder that has to face the absurdity of life and because of his actions, Meursault is presented as a danger due to his lack of “morality” to society. Meursault who is not able to take control of his life but respond to what life offers him believes in the simplicity of life. He tries to understand the living through logic and objectivity, which ultimately turns futile, as he himself cannot maintain proper control over his thoughts and emotions. From the interactions between Marie, to the murder of the Arab, and the meeting with the Chaplain, Meursault overcomes his indifferent views to form an opinion about what life really means. The central theme presented by Camus is how the threat of mortality becomes a catalyst for understanding the significance of life.

In the Stranger, there’s a lot of literary devices being used throughout the story, some that the author focuses mainly on are imagery, foreshadow and simile. This shows that Meursault pays attention to insignificant objects throughout the story. Meursault mentions insignificant objects throughout the story such as; one imagery that was used throughout the Stranger, it says “ I ran so as not to miss the bus.” Then it says“ It was probably because of all the rushing around, and on top of that the bumpy ride, the smell of gasoline, and the glare of the sky and the road, that I dozed off.” (4) These is a literary device that uses imagery because Albert Camu represents ideas that appealed to what he seen as he traveled the bus.

Although Meursault is the title character and narrator of Albert Camus’ short novel The Stranger, he is also a somewhat flat character. His apparent indifferent demeanor may be a convenience to Camus, who mainly wanted to display his ideas of absurdism. And as a flat character, Meursault is not fully delineated: he lacks deep thought and significant change. His purpose is that of a first-person narrator whose actions embody the absurd, even before he has any awareness of the fact. Since Meursault is embodied absurdism, it is not necessary that he be hyperaware of his thoughts and intentions. His truth has already been built into his character by the

The Stranger by Albert Camus follows the story of a man named Meursault, who received notice that his mother had passed away. Meursault was not emotionally connected to his mother, and his reaction is not what the reader would expect, as he did not seem to care at all. Therefore, the day after attending his mother’s funeral, Meursault goes to the beach and meets up with his girlfriend, Marie. After the beach, Meursault and Marie go to a movie and spend the night together. When he returns home from work the next day, Meursault runs into his neighbor, Raymond, who beats his mistress. Later in the story, Meursault, Marie, and Raymond go to a beach house, which is owned by Raymond’s friend, Masson. At the beach, Masson, Raymond, and Meursault

   The Stranger by Albert Camus was published in 1942. The setting of the novel is Algiers where Camus spent his youth in poverty. In many ways the main character, Meursault, is a typical Algerian youth. Like them, and like Camus himself, Meursault was in love with the sun and the sea. His life is devoted to appreciating physical sensations. He seems so devoid of emotion. Something in Meursault's character has appealed primarily to readers since the book's publication. Is he an absurd anti-hero? Is he a moral monster? Is he a rebel against a conventional morality? Critics and readers alike have disputed a variety of approaches to Meursault. I believe he is the embryo

Albert Camus’ The Stranger is set in the 1940’s, Algiers which at this time is considered a French territory. The protagonist of the story, Meursault lives in a society where the French are considered superior to the Arabs. Symbolism of the superiority among his society is the plot in which The Stranger is told, where Meursault is placed on trial and sentenced to execution by guillotine for his accused crime of killing the Arab. However, the trial of Meursault in which he was convicted was based on his character, rather his actual crime of murdering the Arab, Camus is able to portray this through the characterization of Meursault as an absurdist which was rejected by society and the motif of heat.

The novels The Stranger and The House of the Spirits have distinctly different plots. The authors of the books have different styles and techniques used to create their vision of a great story. In The Stranger by Albert Camus and The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende, the characters, Meursault and Esteban Garcia are established as socially distant from their associates. They have neither emotion nor remorse for anything they have done. These characters are only connected to each other through this one flaw aside the difference of individual character. The authors have built their characters in such a way, in order to incorporate an outcast in their novels.

Widely recognized for philosophical writings as a French essayist and playwright, Albert Camus is a major contributor to exploring the absurd in modern Western literature. Characterized by highlighting the human condition, Camus’ writing style focuses on the everyday lives and inner psyche of individuals in both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. Such a character-driven writing style is most notably displayed in his 1946 work, The Stranger, a tale of an emotionally-detached man known as Meursault, who lives in French-colonized Algiers during the intermission of the two World Wars. Consisting of two parts—The Stranger first explores his daily life as a free man, and in the second, delves more into the character’s own philosophy as Meursault contemplates during his remaining time in jail. At its core, the story explores the relationships and interactions of the odd Meursault through the character’s inner monologue and dialogue with those around him. The story itself is very ambiguous in its’ nature, and the idea of contemplating the meaning of life and purpose is prevalent throughout The Stranger. Evidently, Camus writes Meursault as a man who believes that life has no meaning, and therefore people are free to do as they please. To supplement the protagonist’s view, the author also presents Meursault alongside various personalities of key supporting characters, each with their own unique personality, and differing outlooks on life. Doing so thus enables Camus to get readers to contemplate about meaning through multiple perspectives. Stylistically, through many devices that emphasize diction, imagery, and story themes. Ultimately, The Stranger is a way for Camus to convey that there are multiple ways to perceive the meaning of life, using Meursault to directly project a different view than what readers are used to. Surely, with the intent of crafting a protagonist so strange, that Meursault becomes comparable to other characters; less so as a reflection of what the author personally believes the meaning of life is, but more of what such exploration of the idea could be.

The Stranger, written by a famous French philosopher Albert Camus, tells a story of a young Algerian man, Meursault, who perceives his life, values, behavioural norms differently from other people in his society. Throughout the course of the rest of the novel, readers can easily notice Meursault as a detached and indifferent character who shows difficulty in expressing his emotions. However, by characterising Meursault in such ways, Camus indirectly challenges the society’s conventional moral standards and brings up the idea of absurdism philosophy. By describing the actions of Meursault and minor characters, Camus successfully conveys ideas such