Characters
This character is the narrator and protagonist of the novel, known for his emotional detachment and matter-of-fact observations.
Who is Meursault?
Meursault is guilty of this.
What is Murder?
A repeated element in a literary work that is often tied to theme, idea, or emotion.
What is a Motif?
True or False: Albert Camus is from Algeria
What is True?
Rubric element involving organization and the essay's throughline.
What is Essay Structure?
Meursault's girlfriend who asks him about marriage and later attends his trial.
Who is Marie?
The name of the man killed by Meursault.
Who is The Arab?
(He's not given a name)
Intentional language meant to trigger certain sensations aligned with the five senses.
What is imagery?
Many believe in this to give purpose or direction to their lives
What is God or Religion?
Rubric element involving reflecting on qualities that make the writer attractice to the institution or job.
What is Fit?
This elderly neighbor repeatedly talks about his dog and is one of Meursault's acquaintances in the neighborhood.
Who is Salamano?
Raymond's ________ plays a significant role in the trial.
What is a gun/revolver?
The act of placing two or more things, ideas, or characters side by side to compare them, contrast them, or create a specific effect.
What is Juxtaposition?
True or False: Albert Camus is French
What is True?
Albert Camus is French-Algerian
Rubric element involving making sure your essay fits the formatting guidelines required.
What is Polish?
This character's relationship with Meursault becomes especially important because his testimony about Meursault's behavior at the funeral reinforces the prosecution's case.
Who is Thomas Pérez?
This plays a much more significant role in the trial than the death of the Arab.
What is Meursault's character?
Comparing two things using Like or As.
What is a Simile?
Responding to the meaninglessness of life with joyful action
What is Absurdism?
Rubric element involving writing at grade level, showing you can spell, use proper grammar, and diversity sentence structure.
What is Sophistication?
This character uses a crucifix to try and get Meursault to embrace Christianity right before his trial.
Who is the Magistrate?
The End of Meursault
What is having his head cut off?
or
What is a guillotine?
The deliberate arrangement of words or sentence structures to control rhythm, pacing, and emotional emphasis in writing.
What is Syntax?
Adhering to the belief that life is inherently meaningless and that purpose is not ordained.
What is existentialism?
Rubric element involving balancing good storytelling with genuine truth.
What is Authenticity?