The StrangerMeursault, an ordinary little clerk living in Algiers, leads a quiet and unemotional life. He commits a senseless murder and is convicted, his lack of emotion toward his mother's death weighing against him. As he contemplates his execution, he considers the value of life and is on the verge of exhibiting feeling. |
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He went on to explain that he'd found a lottery ticket in her bag , and , when he
asked where the money'd come from to buy it , she wouldn't tell him . Then ,
another time , he'd found a pawn ticket for two bracelets that he'd never set eyes
on .
He went on to explain that he'd found a lottery ticket in her bag , and , when he
asked where the money'd come from to buy it , she wouldn't tell him . Then ,
another time , he'd found a pawn ticket for two bracelets that he'd never set eyes
on .
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He'd persuade them to put her on the register as a " common prostitute , " and
that would make her wild . Then he'd looked up some friends of his in the
underworld , fellows who kept tarts for what they could make out of them , but they
had ...
He'd persuade them to put her on the register as a " common prostitute , " and
that would make her wild . Then he'd looked up some friends of his in the
underworld , fellows who kept tarts for what they could make out of them , but they
had ...
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He'd married rather late in life . When a young man , he wanted to go on the
stage ; during his military service he'd often played in the regimental theatricals
and acted rather well , so everybody said . However , finally , he had taken a job
in the ...
He'd married rather late in life . When a young man , he wanted to go on the
stage ; during his military service he'd often played in the regimental theatricals
and acted rather well , so everybody said . However , finally , he had taken a job
in the ...
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