Religion/Spiritual
Why is the magistrate upset when he talks to Meursault about god?
what is not having any care or deeper thought about religion, that there is no higher being, he lacks any empathy to care
Why does Meursault think his case will be easy?
What is lack of concern and ownership to any immoral doing?
How does meursaults relationship with his mother reflect his emotional detachment?
What is his indifference to traditional social expectations and emotional expression, where emotions are not inherently meaningful
This theme of The stranger relates to absurdism and life itself.
What is the absurdity of life?
this author wrote The Stranger
Who is Albert Camus?
Why does meursault refuse to see the priest before his execution?
What is he wants to die honestly without relying on the comforts of illusions
Why is the lawyer worried about Meursaults behavior at his mothers funeral?(multiple answers but 1 is needed)
What is showing no grief from his mothers funeral, not crying, focused more on the heat and physical discomfort rather than mourning
Why does Meursault agree to marry Marie even though he doesn't love her?
What is he accepts out of indifference rather than affections, showing Camus' ideas that societal institutions and emotional labels (husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend etc.) are arbitrary and pointless
The topic is discussion throughout Albert Camus' books, meusaults thoughts and mindset all being classified as a classic
What is Nihilist
This beautiful country is home to the Effiel Tower and very long bread and is home to the author of The Stranger
What is France?
How does the chaplain in the final chapter serve as a symbol of religious authority?
What is represents traditional beliefs and the promise of salvation, highlights conflict between religious faith and Camus' philosophy of absurdity of life, illustrating his refusal to find false hope in religion as he denies there's no existence of god and an afterlife
Who is Raymond
Meursault's relationship with this character exists because he questions if Meursault believes in god
Who is the Magistrate
Meursault thinks this way about his life
What is meaningless
This object, which symbolizes Meursaults physical response to the world around him, plays a significant role in his emotional detachment and actions throughout the novel
What is the sun
Does Camus portray religion in a negative or neutral light, what way is it important
What is neutral light, Camus suggest that relying on it to cope with suffering or death is to be dishonest, implies that moral or spiritual integrity come not from faith but from accepting life as is.
What is Society cannot accept a person who exposes the absurdity of its moral values/system
While the prosecutor questions Meursalt, why does he believe his relationship with Marie is important to the case?
What is to paint Meursalt out to be a "heartless monster", that he lacks any real emotions and or immoral- thus being able to commit the crime without remorse or guilt
What is meaning
How does Camus use Meursalts detachment from time (e.g., loss interest in days, dates, current events and future) to develop existentialist ideas about temporarily and death
What is chronological time which society treats as linear and purposeful is arbitrary in the face of death
Spiritual awakening happens differently for everyone, what's the significance of Meursalts towards the end of the novel
What is Its not religious in a traditional way,he accepts the indifference of the universe and finds peace within it
what do you think his motivation could have been for shooting the Arab?
what is ? (Accepting any and all solid answers, opinion collector and topic starter)
why would the prosecutor ask marie questions about her relationship with meursault?
what is he wanted to see if there was a history of violent or distant behavior, To further prove the point of him being a "Cold Monster"
Meursault denys these which seems strange to everybody else
What are social norms
What is, Emphasis on Absurdity and Meaninglessness, Colonial Critique, Focusing on Meursalts inner world (Lack of caring)