The StrangerA young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character ... |
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... felt as I hadn't felt for ages . I had a foolish desire to burst into tears . For the first time I'd realized how all these people loathed me . After asking the jury and my lawyer if they had any questions , the Judge heard the ...
... felt as I hadn't felt for ages . I had a foolish desire to burst into tears . For the first time I'd realized how all these people loathed me . After asking the jury and my lawyer if they had any questions , the Judge heard the ...
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... felt utterly desperate that I spoke like this . I explained that it wasn't de- [ spair I felt , but fear - which was natural enough . the " In that case , " he said firmly , " God can help you . All the men I've seen in your position ...
... felt utterly desperate that I spoke like this . I explained that it wasn't de- [ spair I felt , but fear - which was natural enough . the " In that case , " he said firmly , " God can help you . All the men I've seen in your position ...
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... felt like someone on the brink of freedom , ready to start life all over again . No one , no one in the world had any right to weep for her . And I , too , felt ready to start life all over again . It was as if that great rush of anger ...
... felt like someone on the brink of freedom , ready to start life all over again . No one , no one in the world had any right to weep for her . And I , too , felt ready to start life all over again . It was as if that great rush of anger ...
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