Loss Of Happiness In Stranger On The Train

The first time I saw this word used it was in a book called “Stranger in Strangerland” by Robert Heinlein, it is also the place it was conceived, and I was the age of 19 or 20. I have heard the word coined twice out loud. The most recent being the movie on empathy. It’s funny, how some things come out of Science Fiction, this book has its roots in Mars. I have lived with someone with PTSD and unfortunately we were on a lease together. I triggered him when I confronted him, in a gentle way, that I didn’t like my door open when I had closed earlier that day on my way to work. I didn’t mention

While reading The Stranger I noticed that traits that Albert Camus character depicts in the book are closely related to the theories of Sigmund Freud on moral human behavior. Albert Camus portrays his character of Meursault as a numb, emotionless person that seems to mindlessly play out his role in society, acting in a manner that he sees as the way he’s supposed to act, always living in the moment with his instincts driving him, and if the right circumstance presents itself the primal deep seeded animal will come out. I believe that most of the character’s traits fall under Freud’s notion of the Id and Ego mental apparatus, and don’t believe that his idea of the super-ego is represented in this book.

In any genuine friendship there are the differences between the people that spark curiosity, yet, it is similarities that draw two together to form a tight bond. This is evident in the friendship that starts between Vivian and Molly. Vivian, from outward show, does not display the slightest similarity with Molly. It is not until one examines the often tragic back stories of both that striking parallels begin to be made clear. By the time all is uncovered, the likenesses shared between Vivian and Molly far outweigh any disparities. In examining the relationship between Vivian and Molly, a perfect balance is struck in Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.

The Stranger The Stranger exhibits a society that has confined itself with a specific set of social standards that dictate the manner in which people are supposed to act. This ideology determines the level of morality, and how much emphasis should placed on following this certain "ethical" structure. Albert Camus's main character, Meursault, is depicted as a nonconformist that is unwilling to play society's game. Through Meursault's failure to comply with society's values and conform to the norm, he is rejected and also condemned to death by society.

Each day people face challenges and stressors that affect them mentally. The stressors they face may cause anxiety, depression, and a feeling of being overwhelmed, but the way they handle these emotions is what matters most. In The Beautiful Stranger, it may appear that Margaret is just pretending her husband is a stranger, but taking a deeper look it seems she is mentally unstable. Unfortunately, we do not know the details of John and Margaret’s life prior to John returning home from business, but it is safe to assume that things were not perfect. Was Margaret acting out her dreams of the perfect husband and a better marriage? Was something in Margaret’s life, causing her a mental breakdown? What was causing John’s behavior to be out of the norm? Had John truly been replaced by a new man? Shirley Jackson did an excellent job creating mystery in this story, but she also included many hints throughout it to help us build our own understanding.

In Strangers on a Train, it was interesting seeing the differences in Bruno and Guy. The first thing we see about Bruno is his black and white wingtip shoes, which are in stark contrast to Guy’s plain shoes. Guy dresses in a very simple, but nice manner, whereas we have Bruno with his lobster tie, and tie clip with his name on it.

Has there ever existed a person that has not judged someone else over their lifetime? Judging by reality as well as literature it seems that no person like that has ever existed. It appears that it is human nature to want to pronounce others as either purely good or evil. But does everyone fit into the mold of good or evil? In Albert Camus's The Stranger, Meursault is a morally ambiguous character, and this ethical indistinctness plays a major part in the novel as a whole and the theme that Camus is trying to portray.

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses the character Mildred to convey how many people in society are discontent, even though they may seem happy. Throughout the novel Bradbury creates many characters that seem satisfied with their life of work and electronics, but Mildred in particular suggests that even one radiating happiness can still be broken and depressed inside.

Many people have certain symbols in their life that bring them comfort and represent who they are as a person. In Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan Train, symbols function to convey Molly and Vivian’s desire to maintain their connections to their pasts, their search for self-identity, and the trauma and loss they experience. Molly’s turtle tattoo exemplifies Molly’s personal identity and represents much of the loss she has experienced as a child. The loss, trauma, identity and longing to stay connected to her loved ones that Vivian has and experiences is symbolized by her Claddagh necklace. The charm necklace that Molly wears signifies the connection to her late father, her own character, and the loss she has experienced.

In his novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, translated by Matthew Ward, irony within the protagonist’s ( Meursault ) contrasting perception of the human condition is used to illustrate and invoke the reader to question the contradictory nature of societal expectations. His indifferent and unprecedented reactions to experiences - relative to the characters that Camus laid before him - aid in displaying the absurdity of a world constrained by the chains of conventional wisdom. The contrasting nature of Meursault's demeanor in defying conventional wisdom in experiences such as love and death not only reveals the underlying hypocrisy of the human condition but further illustrates the arbitrary essence of defining a human life.

Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked upon by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that show true humanity which tends to have been ignored due to the fact of how typical it has become. Camus incorporates abominable personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate.

In "The Gift" the mood is a very caring and tender feeling. In a way, it helps the reader remember the time they were helped by their parents when they were hurt. The father gives his son the gift of love and tenderness from helping him take off a splinter of his son's palm. "The flames of discipline he raised above my head." "I watched his lovely face, and not the blade.

While reading the short story, Uncle Einar, I’ve realized that the main idea is to be happy with what you have. Most of the story was Einar’s backstory but an example of being happy with what you have is when Einar couldn’t fly and Brunilla found him. They became friends and they soon got married, even though Einar couldn’t fly (which he loved) he was happy to be with Brunilla. They both had kids and at the end of the story when the kids wanted to go to the Kite Hill and EInar didn’t want to go, he had an idea and he was able to fly again. So even though Einar couldn’t fly, he was happy and now that he can, he must be happier.

In the film “Strangers on a Train,” Alfred Hitchcock used many elements and themes of the classic Film Noir genre. The first most glaring example of how the film used elements of this style, was the fact that the film was a crime story and had many themes typically seen in Film Noir movies, such as fatalism, entrapment, and corruption. The whole film was surrounded around the murder of Miriam, Guy Haines “wife”. Miriam was murdered by Bruno, after he had met Guy on a train and made an “agreement” that he would kill Guy’s wife if Guy killed Bruno’s father. Guy unintentionally made this agreement, thinking Bruno was joking.

In The Stranger by Albert Camus, the main character, Meursault, is an absurdist who lives in the moment and refuses to be distracted by societal norms. He views the world as random and is indifferent to it. But to many French people living in Algeria, religion, social order and character are intertwined and are imperative to human life. Camus uses the crucifix and the courtroom to convey the idea that religion is man’s desperate attempt to create meaning in life where there is none.