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Published: 10.01.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Meursault in "The Stranger" by Albert Camus', 1.
  • Essays 'Meursault in "The Stranger" by Albert Camus', 2.
Extract

Life is wonderful, but also hard. We struggle to find the meaning in our lives, but we can not accomplish it. There are many kinds of thoughts or philosophies of life; some think that life is already determined by God or destiny when they were born, while others think that they decide what they do by themselves. In "the stranger", Albert Camus creates Meursault as a protagonist, who does not think about anything deeply. Because of that, he can not really enjoy his life. However, finally, he thinks about his life when he faces death; he truly realized how to face to the absurd world, and thus becomes Camus' perfect existential hero.
Meursault is indifferent, and he thinks he perfectly enjoys each moment; however, the reality is he just wastes time and does not even know that. Meursault thinks that emotion is ridiculous because people are controlled by it, and regret or feeling sorry is a waste of time. …

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