History of Existentialism
The Tenets of Existentialism
The Narrative of "The Stranger"
Vocabulary Terms
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The centuries in which Existentialism was first conceived as a philosophy.
What is the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
100
Existentialists are primary interested in this.
What is the nature of essence and being?
100
The reader first finds Mersault here in Chapter 1.
What is the funeral for his deceased mother?
100
A small memorial.
What is a vigil?
200
He is considered the founding father of Existential thought.
Who is Jean-Paul Sartre?
200
Existentialists believe that this precedes that.
What is existence precedes essence?
200
Mersault declares this to Marie when she asks if they could ever get married.
What is "it doesn't matter"?
200
To describe someone as "skinny" would be to describe them as this.
What is gaunt?
300
An allegory for the absurd nature of the universe and Existential thought.
What is the Myth of Sisyphus?
300
Existentialists simply view one's life as this.
What is a series of choices made by one's own free will?
300
Mersault shot the Arab these many times.
What is 5?
300
To call someone meekly quiet and self-reserved would be to describe that person as this.
What is taciturn?
400
Most Existential philosophers would call this country their philosophical "home."
What is France?
400
Existentialism clearly rejects philosophies related to these.
What is religious and secular world values?
400
This is Mersault's ultimate fate.
What is the death penalty?
400
If someone shows ill behavior, anger, and annoyance, they could be said to be this.
What is indignant?
500
Albert Camus, author of The Stranger, which is a story that combines Existentialism with a classic crime story, won this renown award in this year.
What is the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature?
500
Existentialism thrived out of the shared experience of many philosophers during this period of history.
What is the Great Depression and World War II?
500
At the end of the novel, the reader is left to question this about Mersault?
What is his true nature and whether or not he has grown into his humanity?
500
Mersault was essentially accused of this.
What is parricide?
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