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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I've made arrangements for this ; but I thought I should let you know . ” I thanked
him . So far as I knew , my mother , though not a professed atheist , had never
given a thought to religion in her life . I entered the mortuary . It was a bright ...
I've made arrangements for this ; but I thought I should let you know . ” I thanked
him . So far as I knew , my mother , though not a professed atheist , had never
given a thought to religion in her life . I entered the mortuary . It was a bright ...
Page 95
Afterward , I had prisoner's thoughts . I waited for the daily walk in the courtyard or
a visit from my lawyer . As for the rest of the time , I managed quite well , really . I'
ve often thought that had I been compelled to live in the trunk of a dead tree ...
Afterward , I had prisoner's thoughts . I waited for the daily walk in the courtyard or
a visit from my lawyer . As for the rest of the time , I managed quite well , really . I'
ve often thought that had I been compelled to live in the trunk of a dead tree ...
Page 138
When such thoughts crossed my mind , I remembered a story Mother used to tell
me about my father . I never set eyes on him . Perhaps the only things I really
knew about him were what Mother had told me . One of these was that he'd gone
to ...
When such thoughts crossed my mind , I remembered a story Mother used to tell
me about my father . I never set eyes on him . Perhaps the only things I really
knew about him were what Mother had told me . One of these was that he'd gone
to ...
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