Post on 17-Dec-2015
THE STRANGER BY ALBERT CAMUS
Analysis of the Conclusion of the Novel
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What thoughts become important to Meursault after the trial ends?
Why?
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What is the significance of the anecdote Meursault tells about his father viewing an execution?
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What are Meursault’s feelings about the guillotine?
In what ways might he be forced into “moral collaboration” with his executioner?
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The chaplain tells Meursault that his “heart is blind.”
Do you agree? Why or why not?
Why does Meursault become so infuriated with the chaplain?
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What does Meursault realize about Maman at the end of the novel?
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What do you make of Meursault’s hope at the end of the novel?
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What is the significance of the title?
Who is the stranger?
In what ways is it possible to apply the term?
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Is Meursault truly an existentialist?
Does the novel reflect the existentialist point of view? Does it refute it? Does it endorse it?
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Is Meursault a dangerous person?
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“This all could have been avoided.” Marcy Pleener, English 12 Honors, Period. 3
True or False?