Category: Albert Camus

Do humans have free will? Or are they just objects the greater force plays with? The subject is addressed in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and The Guest by Albert Camus. These stories portray how humans are being control by greater forces creating no free will. In Oedipus Rex…

In Albert Camuss The Stranger, the absurdity of life from Camuss eyes is put on display through the main character Meursault. The sense that the meaning of life is in human experiences and that things shouldnt be questioned is the basis of who Meursault truly is as a person. These personality traits reveal that Meursault…

The Stranger, by Albert Camus centres around the protagonist Meursault, an emotionless and indifferent individual. As a result of his nonchalant attitude, he is often viewed as psychologically detached. This is reflected in Camus use of succinct sentences and simple diction employed in the novel. His writing style not only reflects Meursaults indifferent attitude but…

Introduction This paper will examine how the two literary works The Stranger by Albert Camus and Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy challenge or reinforce misconceptions of the East or the so-called Third World, using Edward Saids Orientalism and Fanons The Wretched of the Earth as a backdrop to interpret and analyze the two literary texts.…

The reason or reasons for which Meursault accepts his death at the conclusion of ‘The Stranger’ are many and they are complex. To argue that he accepted his death for the truth suggests that he saw some benefit to the world by staying true to himself. As a textbook example of an existentialist, however, Meursault…

Albert Camus (19131960) was a French-Algerian philosopher, journalist and novelist. Perhaps not as much of a philosopher (as he denied himself to be) as a novelist with a strong philosophical bent, he is most famous for his work on the Myth of Sisyphus and his novels of ideas, such as The Stranger and The Plague.…

It is claimed by some critics that Camus can, at times, be reductive in his analyses and sweeping in his judgements. Nevertheless, there is an optimistic, humanist tone to his works which engages the reader and incites further philosophical enquiry, on the readers behalf, so that they might explore the nature of their existence and…

The Outsider by Albert Camus challenges the readers opinions through a philosophical perspective on the meaning of life, and absurdist outlooks within a diverse range of settings throughout the novel. Meursault, the protagonist of the story, is represented as an emotionally repressive, misunderstood and unaffected individual who holds the value of indifference and triviality towards…

According to Albert Camus, the Absurd is mans impossible search for meaning in life arising from our desire to understand the world and our existence but never being able to. Camus expands upon this idea by stating that the only response to the absurdity of life is Revolt and not suicide. In this essay, I…

The reason or reasons for which Meursault accepts his death at the conclusion of ‘The Stranger’ are many and they are complex. To argue that he accepted his death for the truth suggests that he saw some benefit to the world by staying true to himself. As a textbook example of an existentialist, however, Meursault…