Literary Devices
What literary device is used here?
"Every stone here sweats with suffering, I know that. I have never looked at them without a feeling of anguish. But deep in my heart I know that the most wretched among you have seen a divine face emerge from their darkness. That is the face you are asked to see."
Personification
Who is hardworking but has no morals?
Meursault
What is the symbolic meaning of blindness when it comes to Meursault?
His inability to connect to societies norms and to understand complex emotions.
What literary device is used?
"We were just about to leave when all of a sudden Raymond motioned to me to look across the street. I saw a group of Arabs leaning against the front of the tobacconist’s shop. They were staring at us in silence, but in that way of theirs, as if we were nothing but stones or dead trees."
Irony
Who is friendly at first but is seen as hotheaded later?
Raymond
What is the symbolism of salamano and his dog?
Salamano beats the dog because it is skinny and old, reminding him of his own death. While it also resembles love where the dog still comes back even after being hurt.
What literary device is used?
"The scorching blade slashed at my eyelashes and stabbed at my stinging eyes. That’s when everything began to reel. The sea carried up a thick, fiery breath. It seemed to me as if the sky split open from one end to the other to rain down fire."
Alliteration
What character is loving but has very low standards?
Marie
What does the sun/heat symbolize?
It shows that even when humans try their best to live their life and do what they think is right, it doesn't matter because death is unavoidable.