Taking a Look at Albert Camus

Furthermore, Camus uses family and personal relationships as a way to develop the protagonists’ isolation in the novel, working in providing context for the developing plot. In The Stranger, the author uses this methodology

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.

As if to mock the crumbling principles of a fallen era, “The Just Judges” preside over a solemn dumping ground of earthly hell. This flimsy legion of justice, like the omnipresent eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, casts a shadow of pseudo-morality over a land spiraling towards pathos. But Albert Camus’s The Fall unfolds amidst the seedy Amsterdam underground--a larger, more sinister prison than the Valley of Ashes, whose center is Mexico City, a neighborhood bar and Mecca for the world’s refuse. The narrator and self-proclaimed judge-penitent, Jean-Baptiste Clamence, presides over his subjects every night to “offer his services,” although partially

Albert Camus’s use of vivid imagery and the main character’s inner voice helps give the reader a better understanding of Meursault's plight. As said in the story “the first part of which was missing, but which must have taken place in Czechoslovakia. A man had left a Czech village to seek his fortune”. Meursault by describing what the newspaper looked like, then summarizing what was on the paper puts the reader in his shoes, as if they were the ones in prison reading the newspaper article.

But what are the consequences of feelings? According to Camus, feelings affect how one perceives the world. If one feels the feeling of jealousy, he/she may view the world as not equal to him/her and so defines the world as unequal, or to madly expose this inequality between him/her and the other. Likewise, in the feeling of generosity, one tends to look the world or other people as good and generous to him/her or he/she would do good to others by sharing. Therefore, even though Albert Camus did not directly describe and define by the means of words the feelings itself, he instead bases the condition of that feeling on how it affects and influences one’s own perspective and how they acted toward the world.

Camus uses many literary devices in order to portray the theme or purpose of his novel. He uses these literary devices so the reader can uncover the meaning behind his novel. One device he decides to use is a motif. In a literary work, a motif can be perceived as an image, sound, action or other figures that have a symbolic importance and is an influence toward the development of theme. Watching and observing is the motif that Camus includes in his novel. Throughout the novel either it is the main protagonist, Meursault, who is watching and observing others or it is others who are observing him. Meursault's emotional apathy influences to his general passiveness. Absent of ambition and aspirations of his own, Meursault infrequently appears to

Albert Camus introduces the novel The Stranger in an absurd way. He purposely lets the reader know that the main character Meursault has no care for life. To him the only thing that derives from life is death, so what does, or does not happen is of no concern to Meursault. Not only does he not care about the life of others, he especially does not care about his own. This state of mind ultimately leads him to his own demise and death, which is ironic but yet revealing of Albert Camus's message.

Camus’ The Fall might be considered as a novel about the guilt and the responsibility of everyone, therefore

His life also included a series of events shaping his perspectives and philosophies ranging from working as a journalist for a multitude of political movements, joining the Communists, moving to Paris, touring the United States and even playing soccer (Bucko). All of these sharp changes in his life varied, but they emphasized a common value -- individual freedom. Camus additionally feared early death and worked incredibly quickly on his works before it would be too late for him to accomplish anything. Satirically, Camus’ life was relatively brief due to a loss in war against tuberculosis and a tragic car accident, yet he was an accomplished man who has received recognition internationally for his works, novels and underground short stories. Albert Camus has contributed immensely to the school of thought through his ideas extending from existentialism.Within his collection of stories from Exile and the Kingdom, “The Adulterous Woman” delivers an absurdist and existentialist perspective from the eyes of the main character Janine, or the alluded adulterous

Albert Camus’ The Stranger, illustrates the absurdity that Camus himself believes to be true about the natural world. Camus’ view of the lack of control humans have on the world is one that is quite extreme, but undoubtedly hard to argue against. The belief that there is no meaning to life, and no real purpose, and no explanation to anything surrounding the world we live in has eluded its way from Camus through Meursault; our main character.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As one transitions from childhood into adulthood, people often ask us what we want to be, what are our goals and aspirations, and what are we currently doing to accomplish them. These questions are meant to give meaning to our existence on Earth and sometimes that meaning gives way to a higher power and purpose. Some believe this to be the existence that when one does good, they are rewarded for it. Some even believe that their entire existence relies upon the acceptance of their higher being. There are those who do not share these beliefs and infact think the opposite. Albert Camus is a well-known author who expresses these values through his philosophy of absurd existentialism in the novel The Stranger

My artwork that came out of the book, The Stranger, by Albert Camus shows how throughout the book that life is meaningless. There are many circumstances where death or a near death experience is occurring, such as, Monsieur Meursault’s mother dying, Raymond almost beating his ex-girlfriend to death, Salamano losing his dog, him taking the Arab man’s life, and him even getting sentenced to execution for the murder. In vivid description, Monsieur Meursault describe these many events as they were taking place in the story as if he had a rush or it made him feel alive, in a serial killer way. He also has very little emotion to go along with all the tragedy he is surrounded by, as if it never affects him in any way. He seems very heartless. Even

To what Extent does Albert Camus' Succeed in proposing his absurdist view in the human condition and his non-existent search for meaning. In ‘The Stranger’ by Albert Camus, Camus includes his philosophy of the absurd through the main character Meursault. The main theme of the novel is that the significance of human life is only understood at the point of death. One of Camus' main philosophical beliefs was that only when facing the possibility of death, does a person obtain an accurate perception of life.

The concept of our social methodology internally is flawed due to the multiple diversities of every individual who has ever lived or who has ever been considered to have “made an impact” in this world. Falling to the norm of any society doesn’t take much effort but going against it takes a portion of anyone’s soul in a unique way. What if everything you knew was a lie? Can someone else’s truth be another’s living lie? In the novel “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, the protagonist Meursault, ridicules his society’s apprehension regarding how an individual should think, act and behave. Meursault can be considered to be the “divergent” in his society. In a society where crimes are chased to solution, where being a benevolent person is what

Growing up Albert Camus did not have an ordinary life. His family was not as fortunate as other families. He grew up poor and was raised solely by his mother due to his father dying during World War I. He was born in French Algeria. His mother was of Spanish descent and his father was from France (Heims). Camus never let this be a disadvantage to his career or interfere with it. He said “Poverty was never a misfortune for me: it was radiant with light. Even my revolts were brilliant with sunshine. They were almost always….revolts for everyone, so that life might be lifted into that light” (Heims). He used this through his career and it shows through his works.