Albert Camus Essays

The use of moral issues in the works of Shusaku Endo and Albert Camus, specifically in Wonderful Fool and The Outsider respectively, has generated debate over whether morality is determined by society or the individual. The relevance of this debate is highlighted by the influence of Christian doctrine on Wonderful Fool, which addresses the decline […]

“The Guest” by Albert Camus explores several philosophical questions about free will, the impact of society on individual choices, and the repercussions of moral and social responsibility on decision-making. In the story, Balducci brings an Arab captive to Daru’s doorstep and informs him that it is his responsibility to deliver him. By entrusting Daru with […]

The Outsider explores the concept that death is a beautiful alternative to life and should not be feared. Contrastingly, A Streetcar Named Desire portrays death as an intrinsic and terrifying aspect of life that Blanche fears. At the start of the novel, Meursault also avoids death but ultimately comes to terms with it through enlightenment. […]

Albert Camus’ The Stranger is a literary classic renowned for its display of the philosophy of absurdism. In order to convey this concept, many literary techniques were used, but in particular, Camus made great use of the sun and heat as symbols of belligerence and frustration and of darkness as a symbol of comfort and […]

Robert Ludlum’s claim that “Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience. “1 is demonstrated in Jean Anouilh’s play Antigone and Albert Camus’ novel The Outsider. Both authors effectively use characterization by manipulating style, foils, imagery, and action to define their central characters, Antigone and Meursault. Their approach intentionally prevents emotional attachment to the protagonists, allowing […]

The topic of punishment can be simplified to two fundamental questions: “Why do we punish others despite our own imperfections?” and “What is the purpose of punishment?” Punishment involves punishing wrongdoing, while injustice involves violating someone else’s legal or moral rights – a lack of fairness.In both Albert Camus’ The Outsider and Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s One […]

In Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger, the absurdity of life and existence is revealed and discussed in a way that challenges the very essence of spirituality. The central concept that guides this novel is the “absurd,” a term coined by Camus. Under the absurd, life has no meaning or significance. People simply exist to fulfill […]

I. Biographical Insights A. Albert Camus cultures consist of being a novelist, literature and short story writer of many books. He wrote an essay on the state of Muslims in Algeria, causing him to lose his job and he moved to Paris. Albert Camus also joined the French resistance against the Nazis and became an […]

Albert Camus, in his novel The Plague, presents many arguments about how he foresees a positive change in the world through manipulation of behavior on the personal level. Sigmund Freud, in his works, specifically Civilization and Its Discontents, presents his view of human nature and what is innately problematic about it. Both Freud and Camus […]

Albert Camus is an existential philosopher who holds the view that human beings consistently desire to understand the meaning of life and their existence as well. He suggested that human beings cannot really live their lives comfortably or define their existence as something definite or conclusive. They must face the reality that the world offers […]

In the wake of World War I, Andre Malraux and Andre Gide rose to prominence in the early existentialist movement. While Gide attained more literary acclaim among his contemporaries, Malraux also left a lasting impression by challenging established notions of morality and ethics through his writings. This period offered France a brief relief from the […]

Camas and Descartes both have something to say about life, its happenings and the reason why things are the way they are.  Camas believes in the absurd while Descartes believes in rationalism.  These two ways of thinking are very different indeed and completely clash against one another.  Those of the logical mind will generally agree […]

1. What is the central conflict in the story? Is it external or internal? Can it be defined in terms of a dilemma? In the short story “The Guest” by Albert Camus, the main conflict in the story is Daru, regarding his internal struggle and having to send the Arab back to the French officials. […]

Albert Camus’ The Stranger and J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye are both among the most important and innovative novels of the twentieth century, however it is not the only similarity shared in common by these two masterpieces. The modern world’s general moral change and the individual’s alienation from the society serve as […]

Albert Camus (1913-1960) was a French novelist , essayist , dramatist, regarded as one of the finest philosophical writers of modern France. He earned a world –wide reputation as a novelist and essayist and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957. Through his writings and I some measure against his will, he became the […]

In Patrick S?skind’s novel Perfume, Grenouille, the main character, is driven on a remarkable journey by his strong desire to create the ultimate scent. Similarly, in Albert Camus’ The Outsider, Mersault, the protagonist, is portrayed as an outsider due to his actions and responses to various situations. Despite their shared sense of alienation from society, […]

Meursault in The Stranger by Camus appears as a comatose person who makes his decision at the last minute. He is unreasonable in the society as he disobeys its rules and habits, so he deserves his execution after he killed an Arab in the process of self-defense. Although, Meursault seems implausible and unfriendly at the […]

In his novel The Stranger, Albert Camus expresses his philosophy of the absurd: The irrationality of the universe, the meaninglessness of human life, the “importance” of the physical world. Camus is too concerned with the creation of meaning in a meaningless world through the process of living life. The novel is a first-person account of […]