Essays on The Stranger

The seven archetypes is a theory in which there are seven ways of story-telling namely Quest, Voyage and Return, Rebirth, Comedy, Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches and Tragedy. The Tragedy archetype is one of the seven archetypes used in story-telling mentioned by Christopher Booker …

In Albert Camus’ The Stranger the Meursault is clearly disillusioned of life and two examples of this disillusionment occurred in the instances of his mother’s death and an offer to be transferred to another work environment. The novel The Stranger by Albert Camus portrays how …

In the novel The Stranger the main character Numerals is a male indifferent to society and seems to care about absolutely nothing. Even when his mother dies he is indifferent about it, the only thing he can have any feelings for at all is the …

Albert Camusils novel, The Stranger, and Samuel Beckett’s play, Waiting for Godot, are both great literary works but has many differences and similarities that distinguish the two. These characters are very different from their society and in that same way the are very similar. To …

The Stranger Chris Drusbosky 3/5/12 Professor Krauss 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 …

There are quite a few differences between Meursault’s and Raymond’s characters that are seen throughout chapters 4 and 5 in the Stranger. While Meursault is passive, morally indifferent, and impulsive, Raymond is confrontational, hypocritical and thoughtful. Firstly, Meursault acts passively when Marie asks him if …

The world we live in is occupied with diverse religions and beliefs referring to how the world operates and the definitions of life itself. People of various cultures all possess different views upon life, yet the importance of the matter is dealing with the individual’s …

In the book, The Stranger, Meursault is the book’s narrator and main character. Meursault is a person who does t think much about events that happen or their consequences. Neither does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. Throughout the entire book, …

Existentialism is defined as a philosophical attitude that stresses the individuals unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices. This philosophy goes against other philosophical attitudes, including rationalism and empiricism. where decisions are based upon prior knowledge. The …

Upon reading The Stranger by Albert Camus, Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler, and Uncle Tom s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, one can easily note the similar situations that face the protagonists. All three have the burden of oppression to bear. Yet what separates …

Albert Camus’ novel “The Stranger” surprises us with a main character named Meursault who is nonchalant and indifferent about the world. Meursault is undeniably unique and it is difficult to understand him through his emotions. However, by observing his actions we can make connections in …

Albert Camus is a French writer and philosopher, Nobel Prize winner in 1957, an author who is usually referred as existentialist (although he rejected this), a  man who was called “Conscience of the West”. Camus was born in 1913 in Algeria in a family of …

The Stranger is a character with great primary values which allow him to live his life at a happier existence than other people. He is more content than those with opposite viewpoints on life. He is able to adapt to change very easily. He worries …

Harry is reading Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time” and is completely engrossed as he slouches in the poorly cushioned blue seats of the nearly empty train car. He has his head bent at an uncomfortable angle as he reads with earbuds in to …