Albert Camus’ The Stranger. Materials Required: pen and paper. Activity Time: varies. Concepts Taught: Comprehension of text. The Stranger. The Stranger – Chapters 1 & 2. (On a separate piece of paper, answer all questions in complete sentences.) HEADING: Name, date, period #, Stranger – Chapters 1 & 2. Chapter 1.
What question does the attorney feel compelled to ask? What question does the attorney feel compelled to ask? He asks whether he felt sadness on the day his mother died. “He asked if I felt any sadness that day” 4. Find out all about it here.
In The Stranger how does Camus develop the character of Thomas Pérez as a literary foil, a character who illuminates another by contrast, to Meursault?. Pérez is grief-stricken by the death of Meursault's mother throughout the novel. He obviously had a very close emotional relationship with her, and he responds as society would expect to her death.
'The Stranger' is a novel by the Nobel Prize winning author, Albert Camus, about the absurdity of the human experience. This asset contains classroom discussion questions that …
no he said it felt like a game he isn't giving the answers they want so they are going to keep asking until he does. What question does the attorney feel compelled to ask? Why is this significant? How many times did Meursault fire his revolver?
What's the BIG question the magistrate finally asks Meursault? No, no conscience, he has no emotions. He does not want to be bothered with religion when he doesn't care about it and he has limited time left on earth.
Meursault's examination begins right away by the presiding judge. First he asks Meursault's name, age, date and place of birth, and occupation. Then it proceeds to Maman and the question of why Meursault put her in the home.
What question does Meursault's lawyer ask him about the day of the funeral? If he had felt sadness about his mother's death. What does Meursault's lawyer ask him not say in front of others? That people sometimes wish that their loved one's were dead.
Meursault has so little comprehension of what is happening that he is surprised when an examining magistrate asks him if he has obtained a lawyer. Meursault's answer is succinct and honest: no, of course not.
When the lawyer first meets with Meursault, he tells him that he has a good chance of getting off, if Meursault follows his advice. 5. Meursault tells the lawyer that he had been “quite fond of Mother.” 6.May 5, 2015
The prosecutor pushes for the death penalty, on the grounds that Meursault has no place in a society whose fundamental rules he ignores. Meursault's head spins; the heat of the afternoon is getting to him. The judge asks him for final words.
How does Meursault respond when the lawyer asks about his mother's burial? He says he felt very sad. He says he doesn't usually analyze himself.
Meursault realizes that the people in the courtroom hate him. The caretaker testifies that Meursault smoked a cigarette and drank coffee during his vigil. Meursault's lawyer insists the jury take note that the caretaker had likewise smoked during the vigil, accepting Meursault's offer of a cigarette.
if Meursault felt any sadness the day of the funeral. The attorney asks him because it's very important and it would be a strong argument for the prosecution if he can't come up with some answers.
They are disgusted by Meursault's lack or grief about his mother's death and that he killed the Arab. He tries to talk about Meursault's mother's death.
Meursault thinks his lawyer is inexperienced and less talented than the prosecutor. 9.May 5, 2015
He rejects his one opportunity at camaraderie because he does not want to engage in conversation: "I didn't feel like having lunch at Céleste's like I usually did because they'd be sure to ask questions and I don't like that.". He is an outsider who chooses not to participate in the society in which he lives.
At Meursault's trial, Pérez is unable to answer any questions about Meursault's behavior at the funeral because Pérez's own grief had been too all-consuming. In contrast Meursault views his mother's death as meaningless. He shows no sorrow for her.
The dramatic irony continues at Meursault's trial as Raymond uses the phrase "the best of pals" to describe their relationship. The prosecutor, however, uses the friendship to show that Meursault associates with an underworld lowlife—not that he is capable of a friendship he doesn't really feel. Meursault. Characters.
When the group of mourners come into the mortuary, Meursault has the feeling that they are judging him: "I had the ridiculous feeling that they were there to judge me.".
The first two sentences of The Stranger set a disturbing tone for the novel: "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know.". Meursault uses the term "Maman," similar to the term "mommy," which suggests affection or endearment. However, Meursault's inability to recall the day his mother died suggests that her death is not important to him.
First, Meursault experiences physical pleasure by washing and drying his hands at work at lunchtime, when the roller towel is dry. In the evening the towel is wet, and the experience is less enjoyable. The sensation of the dry towel is so important to Meursault that he mentions the situation to his boss.
He says the sun caused a "burning, which I couldn't stand anymore," and he directly compares it to the sun on the day he buried Maman. Again, negative physical sensations reiterate the permanent presence of death, something Meursault cannot ignore any longer now that he will be tried for murder and sentenced to death.
Albert Camus' The Stranger is a philosophical story about a sociopath. The protagonist, Meursault, has an unusually disconnected reaction to his mother's death. Soon after, he kills a man in cold blood and is sentenced to be executed. The novel examines life from the view that everything is meaningless, including life, death, and religion.
How does the author illustrate Meursault's callousness towards his mother's death? What can you infer about Meursault's relationship with his mother during her life? Cite text evidence to support your answer.
Please finish reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. Please answer the following questions. All are not due tomorrow. Please read as much as possible. We will discuss the poem for a portion of class and then The Stranger.
Please finish reading The Stranger by Albert Camus. Please answer the following questions. All are not due tomorrow. Please read as much as possible. We will discuss the poem for a portion of class and then The Stranger.