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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Page 72
We could only watch each other , never lowering our eyes ; the whole world
seemed to have come to a standstill on this little strip of sand between the
sunlight and the sea , the twofold silence of the reed and stream . And just then it
crossed ...
We could only watch each other , never lowering our eyes ; the whole world
seemed to have come to a standstill on this little strip of sand between the
sunlight and the sea , the twofold silence of the reed and stream . And just then it
crossed ...
Page 78
I had read descriptions of such scenes in books , and at first it all seemed like a
game . After our conversation , however , I had a good look at him . He was a tall
man with clean - cut features , deep - set blue eyes , a big gray mustache , and ...
I had read descriptions of such scenes in books , and at first it all seemed like a
game . After our conversation , however , I had a good look at him . He was a tall
man with clean - cut features , deep - set blue eyes , a big gray mustache , and ...
Page 119
Hardly anyone seemed to listen to Masson , the next witness . He stated that I
was a respectable young fellow ; " and , what's more , a very decent chap . ” Nor
did they pay any more attention to Salamano , when he told them how kind I'd ...
Hardly anyone seemed to listen to Masson , the next witness . He stated that I
was a respectable young fellow ; " and , what's more , a very decent chap . ” Nor
did they pay any more attention to Salamano , when he told them how kind I'd ...
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