The character of Meursault is Camus' representation of the absurd man. ... His character is sensuous and very in touch with the natural world, his values and his feelings outweigh the pressure one feels to act a certain way by society. ... Meursault is no exception and throughout the novel Camus uses these characters as blank slates onto which he has projected his philosophical ideas about many different things such as, mortality and moral judgement in Raymond and the loss of ones humanity with Salamano and his dog. ... To conclude, Meursault is a man who lives his life retorting nothing...

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First published in 1946, The Stranger was Camus' first novel. ... The story begins with the death of the main characters' mother. ... The sun almost becomes a character in itself. ... I feel this symbolizes hope for our main character. ... He chooses not to "sell out- to the rules of society and because of this, his truth makes him "the stranger, - as suggested in the title. ...

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Minor characters do not undergo a transformation in the course of the play. ... Eunice is the most major' among the minor characters. ... The goodness in him draws out Blanche's famous quote: "Whoever you are "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."" ... It is true that Blanche has often depended on the kindness of strangers, but all of them have abused and abandoned her. ... She surrenders her body to various strangers in an attempt to lose herself. ...

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1 Everyone passes strangers throughout life. ... Dalloway, characters converge. ... In the book strangers and friends converge. ... Both characters converge on the same thought. ... They are strangers no longer. ...

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If you are unable to host the strangers, it is your duty to "send them to someone who could host them well". ... Eumaios saying this shows that he is a good man and will give as much as he possibly can to any stranger including Odysseus. ... In these contrasting ways, Odysseus was shown both good and bad hospitality through a variety of characters. ... Throughout Telemachos" coming of age, his character welcomes strangers with kindness and generosity, which he and his people highly benefit from this. ... Hospitality reveals itself as a domineering factor in the way characters act and the way c...

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Why do people's personas alter so greatly in a confined area with strangers such as the Illinois 100 bus? ... Why do strangers act so closed off and in a sense portray what they feel as "normal " compared to their usual selves? ... A muscle man holding on the bar with a book on his other hand looking a little bit blue, maybe some character he really liked died in the previous chapter? ... But not only has media influenced our view of strangers as possibly dangerous, but also as judgmental individuals. ... We stepped onto a bus on saturday morning with one question in mind: why do peopl...

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Having an uninvited stranger in your home is not something that is joyously welcome, usually. ... When the character Telemachus lands his ship in Lacedaemon to visit Menelaus we witness this overzealous hospitality. ... With the gods always watching, many thought that any stranger was, "a gift from Zeus, " and therefore, one could never be too sure of who exactly the stranger is and where he came from. ... Our main character Odysseus has suffered nothing but the cruelest of travels; we listen to his journey and hear of his sorrows and triumphs. ... The Phaeacians are descendants of Poseidon, S...

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I break it by talking to strangers. ... I hug strangers. ... I buy coffee for strangers. ... I talk to strangers in a society where it is not right to talk to strangers. ... Soon the norm is not to treat the deviant like a person but rather like a character in a play. ...

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In fact, through the experiences of characters in The Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Great Gatsby, a steadfast hope ultimately results in an inevitable death. ... In this case, Blanche has strong faith in her ideal to "count on the kindness of strangers"(Cite this). ... After her romantic misfortune of discovering her husbands homosexuality, Blanche begins to search for shelter in strangers. This fabrication of faith in strangers gives her a sense of comfort despite the dire circumstances she may be experiencing. ... The hope and determination of the previou...

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In the new city strangers were suddenly thrust together. ... On buses and trains people were forced to look at these threatening strangers "for long minutes or even hours". ... The title given to his character is not a name but a job description: "A Factory Worker". ... This character possesses what Karl Marx ironically referred to as "the soul of the commodity". ... However his privilege and education forces him to constantly view the masses from the outside as an uncontrollable mass of threatening strangers. ...

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The characters in this novel are suffering drastic changes. ... I will focus in this essay on the character of Rodion Raskolnikov. ... Despite this, he uses that money to help the family of Marmeladov who were complete strangers. ... At a point of despair, the characters think find a wellness drink. ... Raskolnikov is a character that is always in constant change. ...

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It describes a child coming into women hood before her time when advanced upon by an older male stranger. ... They walk in the woods filled with shadows towards the western light that leads to her birth, when the character is recognized as special. ... The temptation in this story is the male stranger who just happens to be hunting for "birds" (a term for women) in the very same woods that Sylvia is walking in. ... In this work the male stranger, "the enemy" intimidates Sylvia with his age, demands and his shotgun, which is the recurring phallic symbol in this story. ... In her return a part...

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Curley's Wife's gender symbolizes loneliness as she is the only character on the ranch who is a female. ... Candy explained to George that it is wrong of him to let a complete stranger shoot his dog. ... I shouldn't oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog" (61). ... All of these characters had their companions die or killed. The characters that are lonely not having a companion didn't go through these situations. ...

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A look at the absurdity of society's values when justice is based on prejudice in Albert Camus' "The Stranger- and Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "Chronicle of a Death Foretold."" Both "Chronicle of a Death Foretold- by Gabriel Garcí Marquez and "The Stranger- by Albert Camus depict the ritualistic death of a character in order to portray the absurdity of society's values through the use of unconventional justice. Garcí Marquez's character Santiago Nasar, a rich and powerful man, is wrongfully accused of raping a newly married girl named Angela Vicario....

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Despite popular morals, characters who display an utter disregard for the natural order of human life are characters who are often deemed iconic and are thoroughly scrutinized. If only the characters of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights were as simple as that. Set on the mysterious and gloomy Yorkshire moors in the nineteenth century, Wuthering Heights gives the illusion of lonesome isolation as a stranger, Mr. ... Nelly offers her impression when narrating, " he would certainly have struck a stranger as a born and bred gentleman- (130; ch. 14). ... Meanwhile, she finds the inner core and ...

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"As death bears down in "The Road," the main character obsessively protects his son and prepares him to carry on alone: "He knew only that the child was his warrant. ... In this perspective, the relationship of the characters reflects how McCarthy views his son. ... When the main character and his son come across a stranger in need, he refuses to help them. This is when the father and son reach the coast; a stranger steals a few of their supplies they go and look for the thief. ... Giving the stranger less a chance of survival and showing no mercy. ...

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Next, she begins to question her son, wondering why he his manners have gone astray and why he is permitting the stranger to be so abused by the suitors. Could she be analyzing the sudden, questionable relationship between her son and the stranger? ... This is a very strange thing for a queen to request of a stranger, but shows how Penelope is just trying to lure Odysseus into revealing himself. ... Also, Penelope's unique, strong character is the reason why Odysseus kept fighting through countless struggles to return to the island of Ithaca. ... This monster does not appear in the charac...

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Many of his characters fall into a central theme of being at the right place at the wrong time. ... This film shows the stair case at different points of the characters relationship with others using the stair case as a symbolic metaphor. ... The characters are dark with, deeply hidden passions. ... [Characters] in film noir [are] [dealing with the emotional] issues such as the futility of individual action; the alienation, loneliness,[?] ... Strangers on the Train (1952), a famous Tennis star Guy (Farley Grager) meets a well dressed psychopath Bruno (Robert Walker). ...

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Many of his characters fall into a central theme of being at the right place at the wrong time. ... This film shows the stair case at different points of the characters relationship with others using the stair case as a symbolic metaphor. ... The characters are dark with, deeply hidden passions. ... [Characters] in film noir [are] [dealing with the emotional] issues such as the futility of individual action; the alienation, loneliness,[?] ... Strangers on the Train (1952), a famous Tennis star Guy (Farley Grager) meets a well dressed psychopath Bruno (Robert Walker). ...

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., and magazines. in this story the narrator that is called Estelle in the story claims that the ideas that the other women in at their table are considering rape fantasies isn't rape at all, but a fantasy that they have about having sex with a complete stranger. ... The story brings out the inner feeling of the characters on how they feel about the subject of rape and how they look at it. ... When analyzing these two characters you don't have to think hard about their outlook on rape. ... I feel that the two characters Greta and Chrissy are full of it. ... She believes that Gret...

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Symbols are important in the story because they are responsible for unfolding and revealing the meaning of the story, and Elisa's character, as well. In this short story, Steinbeck uses Elisa's character to portray how a woman's emotions are affected by what she values and how her character develops from those feelings. ... Notice how Steinbeck describes how Elisa's irritated face has vanished as a result from the stranger's question, which is Elisa's interest. ... After this incident, Elisa's character changes again due to her expressed emotions caused b...

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The fact that the miscommunication hypothesis is still held in somewhat high regard, though it has yet to really be proven, is indicative of society's attitude that date rape, or rape by an acquaintance, is somehow less serious than rape by a stranger. ... Overall character is not the only thing that affects empathy for the victim, however. ... These studies show society's quickness to either place a certain amount of blame on the victim of rape, or, almost as detrimental, place significantly less blame on the rapist based on the context of the act, whether they knew the perpetrator,...

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Complex Character Definition: A complex character is a multidimensional character who changes their attitude to suit whatever environment they happen to be in. ... Dynamic Character Definition: A dynamic character is a character, often a major one, that changes significantly during the course of the story. ... Static Character Definition A static character is a character that changes very little, if at all, over the course of the story. ... Towards the end of the movie, Walt Disney uses this conflict to draw attention to a problem that occurs all too often in the lives of today's youn...

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The three (and later four when Tierney makes a quick appearance) strangers seem to be the last living human beings in the area, but their condition is rapidly deteriorating. These strangers, with little electricity, food, and medical supplies, are forced to live together as they shelter themselves from the continuous waves of savage flesh-eating birds that surround them. ... His enthusiastic vision was felt and clearly communicated through this staging of the characters and development of drama. ... The characters are not very likeable people, but the actors should be give kudos for making ...

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In my earlier years of life, I was taught not to talk to strangers but, everyone's a stranger if you don"t talk to them. ... As I opened the door, the stranger smiled and voiced "she waits". ... I had become aware of several interesting character traits during the whole day. ...

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