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- 51: The Stranger 2
- In the final scene of The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault says, "I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the universe." Using specific examples from the book, explain how the universe has shown "gentle indifference" and how Meursault has ... care of everything? Have you ever wonder how fair or maybe unfair the universe can be? Did the thought "he just doesn't care" ever cross your mind? In Albert Camus's The Stranger the author described a person's life: from life to death; from funeral to marriage and then to prison. He described how a person's feeling could ...
- 52: The Stranger 3
- In The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling ... to him. Later on in the book, after he kills an Arab, not once does he show any remorse or guilt for what he did. Did he really feel nothing? Camus seems to indicate that Meursault is almost oblivious and totally unruffled and untouched by events and people around him. He is unwilling to lie, during his trial, about killing the ...
- 53: Existentialism In The Invisibl
- ... the greater complexity of his situation. While the innocence of both characters was very apparent, Ellison s character of invisible man fights to gain life experience and shed ignorance while Camus depicts Meursault as a character who was so simple and innocent that he even told his life story apathetically. Camus displays a man who is the epitome of existentialism as he fails to rely on others for their point of view simply because he is not aware that any thought ...
- 54: The Stranger: Mersault
- The Stranger: Mersault In the Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Mersault, the books character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. Hedoes not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional ... to him. Later on in the book, after ha kills the Arab, not once does he show ant remorse or guilt for what he did. Did he really feel nothing? Camus seems to indicate that Mersault is almost oblivious and totally unruffled and untoched by events and people arond him. He is unwilling to lie, during his trial, about killing the ...
- 55: Compare And Contrast Of The Me
- Compare and Contrast of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and The Stranger by Albert Camus Existentialism is defined as a philosophical movement that human beings are completely free and responsible for their own actions. Existentialists will try not to cause waves and remain completely uninvolved ... be so uninvolved to the point where he would not be able to live at all. Although the two stories: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and The Stranger by Albert Camus are very different in approach, their endings are similar in that they both support the basics of existentialism. The biggest difference between the two characters: Gregor and Mersault is their ...
- 56: The Stranger: Quote Analysis Expansion
- ... behavior, acquires the symbolic role of a society that desperately longs to understand Meursault for what he is, but forced, in fear, to label him as soulless and evil. Albert Camus described his infamous protagonist Meursault as “a poor and naked man, in love with a sun which leaves no shadows. Far from lacking all sensibility, he is driven by a ... with the mirror image of his own inadequacies just a the jury and society as a whole is when the looking upon the honest remorseless face of Meursault. As Albert Camus states “Meursault doesn’t play the game. He says what he is, he refuses to hide his feelings and society immediately feels threatened” (Afterword). Society feels threatened by Meursault as ...
- 57: Capital Punishment Is Ineffect
- ... of the several other crimes that have recently been considered as capital crimes such as rape, kidnaping treason, drug trafficking, and espionage. Execution is an unnecessary punishment for murder. Albert Camus wrote that “for there to be equivalence, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a ... X. Tax dollars spent on executions A. $1-3 million per execution B. $500,0000 life imprisonment XI. Punishment satisfied without killing A. Capital Crimes other than murder B. Albert Camus quote XII. “Eye for an Eye” A. Rape the rapists, etc. B. Severity must have limits XIII. Brutal and unnecessary punishment A. Degrade the murderer, yet kill themselves B. Nathanson ...
- 58: Oran: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- ... in order to join the ranks of the victims. He seeks not to identify with the victims to better understand their plight, but rather to become a martyr and saint. Camus saw organized religion as an overbearing, dictatorial, oppressive saddle on the people and used Paneloux to illustrate this viewpoint. For all his education, Paneloux does not exhibit an understanding of ... plague. Each react to the circumstances of the plague in a unique way, and emerge from the plague with his own new perspective of life and its values. Works Cited Camus, Albert. The Plague. New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1971. Carey, Gary. Notes on The Plague. Lincoln, Nebraska: Cliffs Notes, Inc., 1994.
- 59: The Real Plague
- ... be compromised in any shape or form. Why, then, does man murder? Perhaps man tries to use the excuse of good intentions to escape the responsibility for his actions. In Camus¡¦, The Plague, Jean Tarrou dares to go against the idea of men having the right to kill other men. He represents a small part of the general public, in both ...
- 60: Duke Ellington: An American Legacy
- ... half empty. In his autobiography he writes,"Gray skies are just clouds passing over." (Gayles, 1995). That sums up the man. Optimistic and always striving to accomplish more. Works Cited Camus, Albert. Gales Quotaions. Who said What. December 1995. Detroit: Gale Research Inc. 1995. CD-ROM. Collier, James Lincoln. Duke Ellington. New York:MacMillan. 1991. "Duk is Still Tops. Ellington's ...
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