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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Wherever I looked I saw the same sun - drenched countryside , and the sky was
so dazzling that I dared not raise my eyes . Presently we struck a patch of freshly
tarred road . A shimmer of heat played over it and one's feet squelched at each ...
Wherever I looked I saw the same sun - drenched countryside , and the sky was
so dazzling that I dared not raise my eyes . Presently we struck a patch of freshly
tarred road . A shimmer of heat played over it and one's feet squelched at each ...
Page 61
Raymond whispered that the second Arab from the left was " his man , ” and I
thought he looked rather worried . However , he assured me that all that was
ancient history . Marie , who hadn't followed his remarks , asked , " What is it ?
Raymond whispered that the second Arab from the left was " his man , ” and I
thought he looked rather worried . However , he assured me that all that was
ancient history . Marie , who hadn't followed his remarks , asked , " What is it ?
Page 146
When I said nothing , he looked at me again , and asked : " Don't you agree ? " I
said that seemed quite possible . But , though I mightn't be so sure about what
interested me , I was absolutely sure about what didn't interest me . And the ...
When I said nothing , he looked at me again , and asked : " Don't you agree ? " I
said that seemed quite possible . But , though I mightn't be so sure about what
interested me , I was absolutely sure about what didn't interest me . And the ...
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