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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... funeral . It was a rule of the Home that inmates shouldn't attend funerals , though there was no objection to ... funeral . But , on 15.
... funeral . It was a rule of the Home that inmates shouldn't attend funerals , though there was no objection to ... funeral . But , on 15.
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... funeral he was somewhat surprised by my calm- ness . Asked to explain what he meant by " my calm- ness , " the warden lowered his eyes and stared at his shoes for a moment . Then he explained that I hadn't wanted to see Mother's body ...
... funeral he was somewhat surprised by my calm- ness . Asked to explain what he meant by " my calm- ness , " the warden lowered his eyes and stared at his shoes for a moment . Then he explained that I hadn't wanted to see Mother's body ...
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... funeral . Asked how I had behaved that day , he said : " Well , I was most upset , you know . Far too much upset to notice things . My grief sort of blinded me , I think . It had been a great shock , my dear friend's death ; in fact , I ...
... funeral . Asked how I had behaved that day , he said : " Well , I was most upset , you know . Far too much upset to notice things . My grief sort of blinded me , I think . It had been a great shock , my dear friend's death ; in fact , I ...
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