The Stranger For Camus, freedom arises in awareness of one's life, the every-moment life, an intense glorious life that needs no redeeming, no regrets, no tears. ... In a sense, The Stranger is a parable of Camus" philosophy, with emphasis on that which is required for freedom. Meursault, hero of The Stranger, is not a person one would be apt to meet in reality in this respect; Meursault does not achieve the awakening of consciousness, so essential to freedom and to living Camus" philosophy until the very end of the book, yet he has lived his entire life in according with the morality o...

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The main character, Mersault, in Albert Camus" The Stranger, has a detachment from everything in life. ... However, Mersault's realization of his coming death caused a transformation of the character's perspectives, as the definition of an absurd man indicates. ...

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In the book The Stranger by Camus, the sun symbolizes Meursault's realization of life in order to convey the target that his life is meaningless, hopeless, and that he is existing without living. ... In the story, the character gives the readers imagery of how the sunlight caught his attention, "All around me there was still the same glowing countryside flooded with sunlight. ... In the story the main character tells the reader about how he's living life day by day and not really connecting it to the world. ... In the book The Stranger by Camus, he uses the sun to symbolize Me...

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In most of his novels, all of his characters are extension of his own views. ... Camus published his novel The Stranger, to provide an example of the absurd. ... In this novel, Camus tries to portray a character who fills his days with usual diversions while erasing all meaning and significance of everyday activities. Camus character, Meursault in the novel impulsively chooses to exclude meaning and purpose in his behaviors because they are conflicting to him. ... Camus portrays us here with a character with common situations that we can understand without showing any emotions, or feelings i...

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I find the meaning of life is a combination of things such as having morals, respect for yourself and others, and character. ... This foundation is gradually built during the person's growth as an individual and consists of attributes and morals that define the person's character. If the person has a good character than he can succeed in life and attain happiness as well, but if the person doesn't have a good character or is lacking in morals then yes he can achieve material success but he will not be truly happy nor will he have peace within his mind or heart. ... Social resp...

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They introduce Meursault's emotional indifference, one his most important character traits. ... This idea is central to Camus's philosophy in The Stranger, which posits death as the one central, inescapable fact of life. ...

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Both of the examples above can be used to help illustrate the theme of heritage, which can pose a social or a cultural conflict for everyone, especially the characters in this story. ... To quote one of my favorite songs, "real life is stranger than fiction" (Bad Religion). ...

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Although strangers are unaware of his morals and only see him for his success, all those closest to him are revolted to see the monster he has become. The few words Simcha meant to inspire Duddy with are the cause of his deterioration of his character. ... Simcha grew up respected for his wisdom and character, not riches. ...

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In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the characters whom are considered the weakest, seek to shatter those who are weaker than they. ... In these three characters one can see that Steinbeck is stating a basic tenet of the human condition; being undignified does not only originate from the strong preying on the weak, it is also evident in the weak making others feel smaller, in essence, being undignified is found in weakness itself.  ... If one has no friends to confide in, they must then rely on the comfort of strangers. ...

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The main character in the novel is Ann Burden, from Burden Valley, in the United States of America. ... A stranger arrives one day in a plastic suit and Ann watches him explore the valley from the cave that she is observing him from. ... This shows us that Ann is a caring and compassionate individual, instead of being fearful of the stranger, she is fearful for him, as she cannot bear the thought of being alone if anything should happen to him. ...

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The character of the older waiter and his response to the younger waiter's treatment of the old deaf man as well as his account of his loneliness are major contributors to this story's theme: with age comes loneliness'. Although the characters of the deaf man and the young waiter are important parts of the story because they are personalities the older waiter uses to tell his account of his loneliness, the character of the older waiter contributes most to the overall theme. ... Hemingway chose this character to tell his story because this man is the transitional character of ...

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