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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But I wasn't sure if I should smoke , under the circumstancesin Mother's presence
. I thought it over ; really , it didn't seem to matter , so I offered the keeper a
cigarette , and we both smoked . After a while he started talking again . “ You
know ...
But I wasn't sure if I should smoke , under the circumstancesin Mother's presence
. I thought it over ; really , it didn't seem to matter , so I offered the keeper a
cigarette , and we both smoked . After a while he started talking again . “ You
know ...
Page 97
Smoking was forbidden , they informed me . That , perhaps , was what got me
down the ... It passed my understanding why I shouldn't be allowed even to
smoke ; it could have done no one any harm . Later on , I understood the idea
behind it ...
Smoking was forbidden , they informed me . That , perhaps , was what got me
down the ... It passed my understanding why I shouldn't be allowed even to
smoke ; it could have done no one any harm . Later on , I understood the idea
behind it ...
Page 112
Replying to questions , he said that I'd declined to see Mother's body , I'd smoked
cigarettes and slept , and drunk café au lait . It was then I felt a sort of ... They got
the doorkeeper to repeat what he had said about the coffee and my smoking .
Replying to questions , he said that I'd declined to see Mother's body , I'd smoked
cigarettes and slept , and drunk café au lait . It was then I felt a sort of ... They got
the doorkeeper to repeat what he had said about the coffee and my smoking .
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