• Existentialism, and how it is used in "The Stranger" by Beowulf and Grindel.

     

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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'Existentialism, and how it is used in "The Stranger" by Beowulf and Grindel.', 1.
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Existentialism means many different things to different people. From what I've learned about existentialism, it all boils down to the choices we make in life. And the question " do our choices matter in the end?"
According to Meursault, the main character in The Stranger, nothing in life is to be gained or lost. He always says, "it's all the same to me." This shows existentialism, because it is obvious that he really doesn't think any of the choices that he makes are really going to matter at the end of his life.
The main existential part in The Stranger is when Mersault does not cry at…

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