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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Albert Camus. thought about the crime . He placed his hands on the rail of the box and one could see he had a speech all ready . " To my mind it was just an accident , or a stroke of bad luck , if you prefer . And a thing like that takes ...
Albert Camus. thought about the crime . He placed his hands on the rail of the box and one could see he had a speech all ready . " To my mind it was just an accident , or a stroke of bad luck , if you prefer . And a thing like that takes ...
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... to society . " He proceeded to discuss my conduct toward my mother , repeating what he had said in the course of the hearing . But he spoke at much greater length of my crime - at such length , indeed , that I lost the thread. 127.
... to society . " He proceeded to discuss my conduct toward my mother , repeating what he had said in the course of the hearing . But he spoke at much greater length of my crime - at such length , indeed , that I lost the thread. 127.
Page 128
... crimes , the murder of a father by his son . " To his mind , such a crime was almost unimaginable . But , he ventured to hope , justice would be meted out without pal- tering . And yet , he made bold to say , the horror that even the crime ...
... crimes , the murder of a father by his son . " To his mind , such a crime was almost unimaginable . But , he ventured to hope , justice would be meted out without pal- tering . And yet , he made bold to say , the horror that even the crime ...
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