Summary: Stranger In Strangerland

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 the story “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, the belief that the themes of loss and retrieval are at the core of Mersault’s mythology, and that they illumine the notion of exile to which he returns so often is widely discussed. I however do not believe that either one of those themes has anything to do with the Mersault and the exile to which he returns to so often, rather I believe that Mersault’s own attitude is the reason for the exile he experiences in the story.

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.

The Article “A Stranger in Strange Lands” written by Lucille P. McCarthy is an examination of the writing process. This article follows a college student through a twenty-one month study to determine how the students writing ability is affected as he transitions from one classroom to another. Focusing on specific writing processes in different types of classrooms,this article hopes to uncover the importance and effect of writing towards a specific audience within a particular genre and to offer a better understanding to how students continue to learn to write throughout college.

“The Stranger” by Albert Camus follows the story of an apathetic and withdrawn man, Meursault, as he easily cruises through life with the belief that he is indifferent to the universe. The novel begins with Meursault receiving news that his mother had passed away. Immediately after traveling to the funeral, and not showing an ounce of emotion, Meursault engages in an unemotional relationship with a woman named Marie. His moral bankruptcy and emotionally detached demeanor stays constant throughout the majority of the novel, even after committing murder and being sentenced to death. In fact, as a consequence of his sentencing Meursault has an epiphany and realizes that the universe is irrational and therefore indifferent to human life. This theme

The short story, The Stranger, by Chris Vans Allsburg does not explicitly identify who the "stranger” is. The reader, then, must infer who the stranger is through the clues in the story. If we consider his relationship to temperature, his connection to nature, and his superhuman abilities, it is logical to infer that, the stranger is Father Fall (Or any seasonal deity in fact).

What does it mean to be an “American”? To each individual person it means something very different. For the writer Bharati Mukherjee, who wrote the essay, “American Dreamer”, to be a true American someone has to want to be an American, not just prove that they merited citizenship. Her essay “American Dreamer” goes in depth into this idea and her opinion that as an American one should believe in bringing together the cultures in America. “We must think of American culture and nationhood as a constantly reforming, transmogrifying “we” (Mukherjee 438). For the author James Baldwin, who wrote the essay “Stranger in the Village”, an American is a person who is integrated with other cultures, and

In the article “A Stranger in Strange Lands” Lucille Parkinson McCarthy, who is from Loyola College Maryland did a 21 month study on a college student’s (Dave) writing process. Lucille followed the student one class per semester of freshman and sophomore years to observe how students navigate different writing rules in different contexts and apply the rules to their writing. Lucille believes that both explicitly stated instructions and unarticulated social aspects of the class affect the student’s success. As Lucille writes: “Successful students are those who can, in their interactions with teachers during the semester, determine what constitutes appropriate texts in each classroom”. She emphasizes that being able to understand those social

The exposure of religion usually starts at a young age, or in people's teenage years. When somebody is not exposed at these ages they usually seek it out for themselves or never do. When they know nothing about religion or care nothing about it they usually disregard morals.

Cherelle Freeman 2B - Davey Justice vs. Society "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." -Malcolm X. Justice plays a vital, but arbitrary portrayal in the novel, The Stranger.

In our world, there are certainly expected manners of behavior ranging from emotional reactions to obeying laws. However, in The Stranger, Mersault lives his life detached from these societal constraints. Even though he lives an unusual life, he doesn’t completely alienate himself from society until he shoots a man. Later when he is in prison, violence erupts when he opposes the Chaplain’s Christian beliefs. Meursault’s rebellious actions in both of these scenes illuminate how society condemns people who refuse to conform to societal constructs.

The building of apprehension in viewers’ mind helps put them in the character’s shoes and truly captures their attention. In the “Pilot” episode of the television series Stranger Things, the writers create suspense by applying the two main elements of media: music and setting. The element of music is creatively used to establish the mystery present in the show. For instance, when Will is on his way to his house the audience does not fully see the slithering horror he encounters. Instead, an appalling, liquid chittering is heard from the deep woods (Brothers, 2016).The choice of sounds that the writers use helps trigger the audience's mind and keeps the viewer curious about what will happen to Will Byers, and who the noise is coming from. Another

Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that are considered rude and unpleasant, but because it has become common, society accepts it as norms. Camus incorporates atrocious personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate through the creation of the characters.

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.

     Albert Camus’ The Stranger, is told by narrarator, Meursault . Our speaker seems to be a person detached from feelings, he shows no emotion. Neither the external world in which Meursault lives nor the internal world of his thoughts and attitudes possesses any rational order. He doesn’t have reasons for doing half of the things he does. For these reasons I believe Meursault is determined, but doesn’t know it.