The Stranger, By Albert Camus

4 The analogy of living “in the trunk of a dead tree” and getting used to it portrays the existentialist ideology because it shows that Meursault has the freedom to think and to choose to to be

On the surface level, Paul B. Wilson, Sr. and I possess a couple of similarities; we both grew up on Cherry Street in Mahoningtown and I aspire to enter the medical field and become a veterinarian. However, if one were to analyze our lives, they would find that we work towards the same morals of life. During my career as a student at New Castle High School, I have learned how to become a better student and to continuously grow as a person. This building has morphed my character in a myriad of ways. Overall, it has taught me on how to be a better student, achieve higher grades, and apply an abundance of work to accomplish my goals. Due to this, I have earned a 4.93 GPA and a membership in National Honor Society. However, like Mr. Wilson, I

The French philosopher Roland Barthes once said, “Literature is the question minus the answer” (Barthes 2). This statement hold true for most works of literature that explore a central question. According to Barthes, literature often raises a question, but leaves it up to the reader to determine the answer. The Stranger by Albert Camus is an excellent example of how a central question, “Is there value and meaning to human life?” is raised and left unanswered, resulting in different interpretations of the answer, depending on the viewpoint of the reader. Although the question is never explicitly answered, Camus offers perspectives on what French society regarded the answers to be, such as connections with others, elusion to freedom, and faith in religion and God.

Sitting across from a petite Chinese woman, a reparative therapist my mother found for me, I confided in her that I did not see any point to my existence. I explained to her that according to my church and family my purpose on this terrestrial ball was to serve God and that instead my “lifestyle” was serving Satan. Pouring out my heart, I told her that I did not want to live anymore if just being alive sentenced me to hell. She candidly responded, “Well enjoy your life the way you want and then go to hell.” Heart-broken I smiled, said thank-you, and left her office. Later that night, I went to the garage and tried to hang myself. Soon after, I began a journey to search for the meaning of my existence.

The story of The Stranger by Albert Camus is quite simple. Monsieur Meursault is a simple man, leading a simple, useless life until he makes some new friends and finds himself with someone else’s blood on his hands and his life on the line. Through Meursault’s reaction to his own impending death, Camus portrays the meaninglessness of human life.

“Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don 't know. I got a telegram from the home: ‘Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.’ That doesn 't mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday.” (1.1.1) In The Stranger, Albert Camus sets the stage for the character of Meursault. Meursault, being the main character, portrays an individual who struggles with himself in functioning and reacting to daily situations. Meursault views the world with lack of meaning and disregard to the meaning of human life. His lack of remorse for his mother’s death is just one example of Meursault 's absurd behavior. However, the absurdity is heightened when he is put on

George Simmel’s, ‘The Stranger’ and W.E.B. Du Bois’, ‘Souls of Black Folk’ pose very parallel arguments in understanding the role of a ‘stranger’ in society. In Simmel’s work, he examines the trajectory of the stranger through an abstract lens. He establishes a conceptual framework for the ‘stranger’ within society while Du Bois presents a more tangible illustration through the experiences of African Americans in the United States. Although each approach is discrete from the other, the theories behind both arguments are comparable.

The novel The Stranger, written by Albert Camus, encompasses contemporary philosophies of existentialism and absurdism. Existentialist and absurdist philosophies entail principles regarding that one’s identity is not based on nature or culture, but rather by sole existence. The role of minor characters in The Stranger helps to present Camus’s purpose to convey absurdist and existentialist principles. The characters of Salamano and Marie are utilized in order to contrast the author’s ideas about contemporary philosophies. Albert Camus’s creation of minor characters such as Salamano and Marie in The Stranger embody the expectations and perspective of society. Camus’s purpose in utilizing minor characters is to contrast societal norms and ideals to absurdist principles and values.

The levels of new admissions and arrivals to the country could be expanded in each category. This would increase the number of available visas and cut back on some of the backlogged lines and reduce waiting times. Until we address these predetermined levels there will be no stopping steady flow of illegal immigrants coming to this country. On average residents waiting to become a naturalized citizen will spend an average of seven to 10 years as and LPR. Again worth noting is most of these people are already here in the United States waiting for a status

In his Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus argues that life has no meaning. In the following paper I will explain the reasoning behind Camus’ argument that life is meaningless. First, I plan to describe the context of the analogy that Camus uses to defend his main argument and the various ways in which he connects the character Sisyphus’s situation to that of a modern day person. After which, I will acknowledge and further argue Camus’ idea that acceptance is the only way to achieve happiness. I will then conclude the essay by using a variety of examples to apply Camus’s ideas to my own personal experiences.

In Albert Camus’ The Stranger, main characters Raymond Sinters and Meursault possess vastly different personalities and mindsets: one is indifferent to just about everyone and everything while the other is full of intense emotions. Despite being totally opposite mentally and emotionally, both Raymond and Meursault are guilty of committing heinous crimes. In this essay, I will argue that Meursault’s inability to feel significant emotion unless a situation directly and significantly affects him coupled with his lack of concern over the consequences of his actions make him more likely to harm others than Raymond, who actually experiences emotion in response to circumstance that do not necessarily affect him along with concern over his

In Albert Camus novel, The Stranger, he tells us right at the beginning of the book that life has no meaning and everything is pointless. He shows us by telling us about a man by the name of Meursault whose mom just died and he feels nothing. He arrived at the funeral he did not cry or showed any signs of sadness in his heart. Meursault has friends who also think that life is also just something that is before you die and there is nothing after it and you should not care about anything because you will die soon. Raymond is a pimp who has a short temper and will heart anyone who hurts him which shows he is very shallow. Solomano beats and curses his dog out daily with no remorse of how his dog feels about it. He also has a friend and her name

Meursault is a very observation character, which means that the use of imagery is very common throughout the book. Imagery is the way in which the reader can get to know how Meursault feels emotionally. Meursault constantly describes the weather, “all that heat was pressing down on me and making it hard for me to go on”. Through the imagery, one can tell that it is a hot day and that is significant because its shows that Meursault feels tense. The fact that he is even feeling something is important because throughout the book one can make the assumption that he doesn't care about anything. Camus uses imagery to display Meursault’s emotions.

Does conforming to society’s standards help or hurt us in the long run? “The Stranger”, by Albert Camus, explores the evolution of Meursault, the nonconforming protagonist. Meursault continuously repeats, “It doesn’t mean anything” to his friends and acquaintances to illustrate how indifferent he is about the world. Meursault’s behavior affects people’s judgment of him, and he is later punished for believing in his own values. For most of his life, Meursault abstains from following society 's norms, but by the end of the novel he evolves into someone who cares about what others think of him. Meursault, who used to follow only his own principles, realizes that the only way to live and feel alive is to be recognized.

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.