What is Camus trying to say about human experience by creating a character that seems to lack motivation?
Is Camus trying to say something by Meursault's repititous life? if so, what?
Why does Camus create a character that does not seem to care or react to change in life, whether it be good or bad?
Why does Camus use a character that adapts quickly to a new life?
On Tate's Blog:
Camus only states "the Arabs" because none of the other characters no any of "the Arabs" personally. Yes Raymond had a relationship with one of the Arabs' sisters, but Camus never mentions her name. Camus refers to the group as "the Arabs" one because they are Arabian, and two because it would not make sense if Camus described each one by name because the book is narrated through Meursault and he never meets or learns the name of the Arabs.
Megan's Blog:
#1 Just a heads up, I dont recall Raymond having a dog, Salamano has a dog. Salamano has this dog because his wife has passed away, and he got the dog in order to help him get over the loss of his wife. Camus uses this relationship between Salamano and his dog to give insight into human nature. Many people have animals, friends, family that they do not get along with. Often people treat their animals, friends, or family rudely or badly, and even though they do this they still love and care about them. Camus is trying to show that despite how the dog angers Salamano, Salamano still cares about the dog, he just becomes annoyed by it and reacts sometimes by beating and or cursing at the dog.
Isabel Harger's Blog:
5. Throughout The Stranger, Camus characterizes Meursault as a person who goes with the flow. Meursault does not care really what happens to him. Meursault did not care that his mother died, he was indifferent about becoming friends with Raymond and marrying Marie. Yes Meursault did not object to these relationships, but also Meursault was not enthusiastic about these relationships. Meursault is one who is indifferent about life, he does not appreciate the legal system, however he accepts it because that is how he acts.
Andy's Blog:
1. Camus begins the story with Meursault in full existentialism mode because this helps to portray the existentialist beliefs. Were Camus to start Meursault with a more caring, motivated outlook on life, it could confuse the reader, and block the reader from seeing the existentialism that Meursault is characterized.
Isabella Lewis' Blog:
3. Camus says that life has "come to a stand still" when Meursault was first in jail because Meursault's repitious life was flipped upside down and Meursault's routine is changed. Meursault has a repitious life, going to the movies, making love to Marie, swimming, observing the town, and when Meursault is first in jail he is not used to things. Meursault is a person who lacks motivation and caring, and when he is first in jail, he must take time, as all people need, to adjust to his new environment. Camus uses Meursault's quick adjustment to his new environment and routine to show that people need to be able to adjust quickly in life, this allows for a less painful, less dramatic effect to the person.
2) What is Camus trying to say about human experience by creating a character that seems to lack motivation?
ReplyDeleteThrough Mersault's lack of motivation, Camus expresses that in the human experience one will tend to focus on the present more than the future.
1) Camus makes a characters emotions dependent on the environment because the character doesn't know how to distinguish between his emotions and therefore must rely on his surroundings to express emotions.
ReplyDelete3. The repetition in Meursault's life emphasizes the futility of things; no matter what Meursault does, his life is basically the same pattern of eating, sleeping, etc. It conveys the idea that life is pointless.
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ReplyDeleteI think that by creating a character with a lack of motivation Camus revelas the choices one has to make in their life and that they have to choose in order to continue living in the future.
4. Camus creates a character that does not react to changes in life in order to reflect his world view of absurdism, specifically that looking for answers to life will leave one unhappy.
ReplyDeleteIs Camus trying to say something by Meursault's repititous life? if so, what?
ReplyDeleteCamus uses the repetitions and monotony in Meursaults life to express the fact that no matter what you do, the result will be the same and that trying to do anything different is futile.
Why does Albert Camus create a character who's emotions are dependent on the environment?
ReplyDeleteCamus uses the emotions of Meursault, which are based on the condition of the environment, to highlight how irrelevant and changeable we really are. There is no reason to them, they simply change according to how we feel.
Why does Albert Camus create a character who's emotions are dependent on the environment?
ReplyDeleteCamus uses a character who's emotions, for the most part, are dependent on the environemnt to establish that other people's thoguhts are meaningless or less important comparing to physical things which canc generally effect everyone in similar ways.
1. Camus uses the environment to develop charcter's emotion to show that emotion is a unique concept. While it is a common thing in all humans, it is what one makes it. The environment around someone often can shape their emotions, especially if the person gives no effort to control it themselves.
ReplyDeleteCamus shows how without motivation, human experience can seem meaningless and lead to the killing of a human being.
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