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 56
Then she rose , put on her jacket again with the same abrupt , robotlike gestures ,
and walked briskly out of the restaurant . Having nothing better to do , I followed
her for .a short distance . Keeping on the curb of the pavement , she walked ...
Then she rose , put on her jacket again with the same abrupt , robotlike gestures ,
and walked briskly out of the restaurant . Having nothing better to do , I followed
her for .a short distance . Keeping on the curb of the pavement , she walked ...
Page 67
We went down to the water's edge and walked along it ; now and then a longer
wave wet our canvas shoes . I wasn't thinking of anything , as all that sunlight
beating down on my bare head made me feel half asleep . Just then Raymond
said ...
We went down to the water's edge and walked along it ; now and then a longer
wave wet our canvas shoes . I wasn't thinking of anything , as all that sunlight
beating down on my bare head made me feel half asleep . Just then Raymond
said ...
Page 73
As I slowly walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my
temples swelling under the impact of the light . It pressed itself on me , trying to
check my progress . And each time I felt a hot blast strike my forehead , I gritted
my ...
As I slowly walked toward the boulders at the end of the beach I could feel my
temples swelling under the impact of the light . It pressed itself on me , trying to
check my progress . And each time I felt a hot blast strike my forehead , I gritted
my ...
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