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The Stranger 2 - Online Term Paper

The Stranger 2

In the final scene of The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault says, "I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the universe." Using specific examples from the book, explain how the universe has shown "gentle indifference" and how Meursault has become open to that indifference.
Have you ever been in a situation where you just want to question whether there is a god who is taking care of everything? Have you ever wonder how fair or maybe unfair the universe can be? Did the thought "he just doesn't care" ever cross your mind? In Albert Camus's The Stranger the author described a person's life: from life to death; from funeral to marriage and then to prison. He described how a ...

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him some troubles. The biggest would be a senseless murder he is drawn into.
The story begins with the death of Meursault's mother in an elders' home. That was the first time he's shown his carelessness in life. He went to her funeral, but didn't cry. Basicly, what he did was just sitting there and watched the whole thing as it was someone else's mother. He was distracted by all kinds of actions, and noticing unnecessary details.[quote] He didn't even know his mother's accual age. [quote] This alone to some people is probably unforgivable. Then again, does that really matter? Does remembering someone's age make you love that somebody one bit more or less? Will knowing her age wake her up and make her relive again? Meursault loves his mother. There was no doubt about that. Then does anything else matter? The universe shows its gentle indifference when someone dies. It doesn't make any difference whether he or she is old or young; being loved or hated; murdered or ...

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Added: 7/31/2006 08:49:40 AM
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