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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... couldn't hear them , and it was hard to believe they really existed . Nearly all
the women wore aprons , and the strings drawn tight round their waists made
their big stomachs bulge still more . I'd never yet noticed what big paunches old ...
... couldn't hear them , and it was hard to believe they really existed . Nearly all
the women wore aprons , and the strings drawn tight round their waists made
their big stomachs bulge still more . I'd never yet noticed what big paunches old ...
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... hear the judgment . " Some doors banged . I heard people hurrying down
flights of steps , but couldn't tell whether they were near by or distant . Then I
heard a I 34.
... hear the judgment . " Some doors banged . I heard people hurrying down
flights of steps , but couldn't tell whether they were near by or distant . Then I
heard a I 34.
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Still , I must say I was lucky in one respect ; never during any of those periods did
I hear footsteps . Mother used to say that however miserable one is , there's
always something to be thankful for . And each morning , when the sky
brightened ...
Still , I must say I was lucky in one respect ; never during any of those periods did
I hear footsteps . Mother used to say that however miserable one is , there's
always something to be thankful for . And each morning , when the sky
brightened ...
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