Stranger Essay, Research Paper

THE STRANGER

By Albert Camus.

Translated by Matthew Ward.

New York: Random House, Inc., 1988.

123 pp. $9.00. Trade Paper.

Imagine your mother dying and you would never be able to see her again. Most people

would be devastated, but the main character in The Stanger could care less. This

character, Meursault, may seem unusual to us, but to Albert Camus, the author, he is the

everyday man. To the everyday person this novel is very disturbing.

Albert Camus s first novel The Stranger is a story of an ordinary man, Meursault, whose

mother dies and weeks later he murders a man on an Algerian Beach. Meursault is sent to

jail and goes through many trials to see his sentence.

Meursault and his mistress go out many times and perform various sexual activities.

A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told her it didnt mean anything but that I

didnt think so (Camus 35).

That evening Marie came by to me and asked me if I wanted to marry her. I said it didnt

make a difference to me and that we could if she wanted to (Camus 41).

THE STRANGER

By Albert Camus.

Translated by Matthew Ward.

New York: Random House, Inc., 1988.

123 pp. $9.00. Trade Paper.

Imagine your mother dying and you would never be able to see her again. Most people

would be devastated, but the main character in The Stanger could care less. This

character, Meursault, may seem unusual to us, but to Albert Camus, the author, he is the

everyday man. To the everyday person this novel is very disturbing.

Albert Camus s first novel The Stranger is a story of an ordinary man, Meursault, whose

mother dies and weeks later he murders a man on an Algerian Beach. Meursault is sent to

jail and goes through many trials to see his sentence.

Meursault and his mistress go out many times and perform various sexual activities.

A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told her it didnt mean anything but that I

didnt think so (Camus 35).

That evening Marie came by to me and asked me if I wanted to marry her. I said it didnt

make a difference to me and that we could if she wanted to (Camus 41).

THE STRANGER

By Albert Camus.

Translated by Matthew Ward.

New York: Random House, Inc., 1988.

123 pp. $9.00. Trade Paper.

Imagine your mother dying and you would never be able to see her again. Most people

would be devastated, but the main character in The Stanger could care less. This

character, Meursault, may seem unusual to us, but to Albert Camus, the author, he is the

everyday man. To the everyday person this novel is very disturbing.

Albert Camus s first novel The Stranger is a story of an ordinary man, Meursault, whose

mother dies and weeks later he murders a man on an Algerian Beach. Meursault is sent to

jail and goes through many trials to see his sentence.

Meursault and his mistress go out many times and perform various sexual activities.

A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told her it didnt mean anything but that I

didnt think so (Camus 35).

That evening Marie came by to me and asked me if I wanted to marry her. I said it didnt

make a difference to me and that we could if she wanted to (Camus 41).