In The Stranger, Albert Camus uses Mersault and his experiences to convey the philosophy that man is full of anxiety and despair with no meaning in his life except for simple existence. ... Camus uses the death of Mersault's mother to convey his existentialistic philosophy. ... Moreover, Mersault's relationship with Marie Cordona portrays Camus's philosophy of existentialism. ... Thus, Albert Camus illustrates the absurdities of life in The Stranger, with the actions of Mersault to portray his existentialist beliefs. ... Camus characterizes Mersault as the ultimate representa...

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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. ... "Then there was the church and the villagers on the sidewalks, the red geraniums on the graves in the cemetery, Perez fainting, the blood red earth spilling over Maman's casket, the white flesh of the roots mixed in with it, more people, voices, the village, waiting in front of a café, the incessant drone of the motor, and...

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The main character, Mersault, in Albert Camus" The Stranger, has a detachment from everything in life. He is a private man who lives by himself in an apartment. Mersault accepts life as it comes and is not dynamic enough to change the ways of the world, a characteristic that aids in classifying h...

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