Essays on The Stranger

Relationships are often cherished, and typically help someone grow into a better person. Regardless of the type of relationship e.g friendships, romantic relationships, and family one always wants to improve a relationship, or at the very least end it on good terms. However, in the book, “The Stranger”, Albert Camus portrays relationships as a negative…

Albert Camus has never liked being considered a philosopher but he was granted such a status for his philosophical writing. He has used his writing flare to explore the characteristics of absurdity and presented us with his idea of life. One could go as far as considering him as existentialist because of his expression that…

In Albert Camus’ novel, “The Stranger”, the protagonist is in a difficult situation on a beach after a confrontation with a man of different ethnicity, the Arab. The author addresses the complex situation in the life of the protagonist, Meursault by using literary devices/ patterns to draw the reader’s attention. Throughout the writing, the author…

Albert Camus, a writer as well as a philosopher, shares his existentialist and absurdist philosophy through the portrayal of the protagonist, Meursault in The Stranger. As the title of the novel suggests, Meursault is an emotionally and morally detached ‘stranger’. A stranger to society’s conventional values, love, religion, life, and friendship. Accordingly, Meursault is depicted…

Some authors write books for a specific reason while others may write for no reason at all. Although they may or may not have specific meanings, a reader always has the opportunity to create their own thoughts about what a book may be portraying. In “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, he created a character that…

The Stranger is a novel written by Albert Camus that tells the story of Monsieur Meursault, a seemingly careless man in the wake of his mother’s death. Told in a first person narrative, readers play witness to the events that lead up to his imprisonment and eventual death. However, as the story continues on, it…

In The Stranger, by Albert Camus, the main character Meursault progresses from being worried about death to accepting the world’s indifference and living his life authentically in the time he has left. Meursault awaits his death in a prison cell listening to the sounds and smells of nature outside, wondering when the guards will come…