11th IB English Presentation

1. The Stranger Character Sketch

3. Character

4. Philosophy Character

5. Philosophy Absurdism Character

6. Philosophy Absurdism Character Solution?

7. Philosophy Absurdism Character Solution?

8. Philosophy Absurdism Character Solution? Behavior

9. Philosophy Absurdism Character Solution? Behavior

10. Absurdism View

11. Perception Absurdism View Solution Chronicle

12. Perception

13. Perception Himself The Stranger The Others

14. Perception Himself irrational The Stranger The Others Question 1

15. Perceive his own actions Irrational (without reason) Doesn’t try to rationalize his actions No excuse Question 1

16. Perceive his own actions Irrational (without reason) Doesn’t try to rationalize his actions No excuse “doesn’t matter” “no reason” “doesn’t mean anything” Question 1

17. Perceive his own actions Page 8 Question 1

18. Perceive his own actions Page 20 Question 1

19. Perceive his own actions Page 28 Question 1

20. Perceive his own actions Page 32 Question 1

21. Perceive his own actions Page 41 Question 1

22. Perception Himself irrational The Stranger The Others Question 1

23. Perception Himself irrational The Stranger irrational The Others Question 2

24. Perceive other’s actions Irrational (without reason) Doesn’t try to rationalize their actions No judgment Simple description Question 2

25. Perceive other’s actions Page 10 Question 2

26. Perceive other’s actions Page 23 Question 2

27. Perceive other’s actions Page 43 Question 2

28. Perception Himself irrational The Stranger irrational The Others Question 2

29. Perception Himself irrational The Stranger irrational The Others rationalize Question 1

30. Others perceive Meursault His behavior should be rational Try to rationalize his actions A lot of judgment “I think” “I felt” “I accuse” “I …” Try to explain his thought (To Meursault, his thought is irrational just like the universe and has no reason, and cannot be explained.) Question 1

31. Others perceive Meursault Page 96 Question 2

32. Others perceive Meursault Page 102 Question 2

33. Others perceive Meursault Page 102 Question 2

34. Perception Himself irrational The Stranger irrational The Others rationalize Question 1

35. Perception Universe irrational The Stranger rationalize The Others

36. Perception Universe irrational The Stranger

37. Perception Universe irrational The Stranger doesn’t care

38. Perception Others Social Norms The Stranger doesn’t care Differences

39. Perception Others Social Norms The Stranger doesn’t care Differences Question 4

40. Perception Maman=Undertaker=Marie=Raymond =Salamano=Céleste =Robot woman=Arab =Chaplain =Meursault =Condemned person Question 4

41. Everyone is equally meaningless Page 121 Question 4

42. Perception Others Social Norms The Stranger doesn’t care Differences Question 7

43. Perception Social norms are absurd Courtroom represents the Society Meursault cannot understand social norms Meursault doesn’t see reason to follow them Question 7

44. Society/Courtroom is absurd Page 85 Question 7

45. Society/Courtroom is absurd Page 88 Question 7

46. Society/Courtroom is absurd Page 107 Question 7

47. Perception Others Social Norms The Stranger doesn’t care Differences Question 3

48. No reason to change Page 41 Question 3

49. Perception Differences are ultimate the same All are meaningless after death Cannot see reasons to pursue to be same Question 3

50. Perception Summary Meursault considers the universe to be irrational. All efforts trying to find inherent meanings will ultimately fail. Absurdism

51. Perception Absurdism View Solution Chronicle

52. Chronicle

53. Chronicle Before “acceptance of the absurd”

54. Chronicle Past Present Meursault Future Question 5

55. Chronicle Past completely Present Meursault Future Question 5

56. Chronicle Past live Present Meursault satisfy need Future Question 5

57. Chronicle Past Present Meursault fail Future Question 5

58. Chronicle Past Present Meursault fail hope Future Question 5

59. Chronicle Past Present Meursault fail hope hope? Future Question 5

60. Before imprisonment Page 100 Question 5

61. Chronicle Past Present Meursault fail Future fail Question 5

62. Chronicle Past killing time Present Meursault fail Future fail Question 5

63. Past is just a proof of the absurd Page 79 Question 5

64. Chronicle Only the present can satisfy Meursault’s physical need. When the present fail to satisfy Meursault, Meursault may hope the future. Past cannot satisfy Meursault’s physical need. Question 5

65. Chronicle Chaplain Meursault Question 6

66. Chronicle Chaplain after death Meursault Question 6

67. Chronicle Chaplain believe after death disbelieve Meursault Question 6

68. Chronicle Chaplain believe after death meaning disbelieve Meursault Question 6

69. Chronicle Chaplain Theistic existentialism believe after death meaning disbelieve Meursault Question 6

70. Chronicle Chaplain Theistic existentialism believe after death meaning disbelieve Meursault Absurdism Question 6

71. Chronicle Chaplain Theistic existentialism believe after death meaning disbelieve Meursault Absurdism Question 6

72. Belief cannot be explained, proved, or changed. Page 69 Question 6

73. Belief cannot be explained, proved, or changed. When belief is challenged, one will become upset. Because they cannot prove it. Meursault insists his own belief (atheism). Question 6

74. Page 120 Question 6

75. Page 121 Question 6

76. Page 121 Question 6

77. Chronicle Summary Meursault is only in the present because only the present satisfies his need. Meursault doesn’t believe in life after death, so he cannot find any meaning in his life, and this is the reason of his final absurdism. Meursault believes that everything ends after death and so life has no meaning. Question 6

78. Perception Absurdism View Solution Chronicle

81. Find a solution to absurd Page 122 Question 8

82. Find a solution to absurd Page 123 Question 8

83. Perception Absurdism View Solution Chronicle Question 8

84. Absurdism Meursault Solution Question 8

85. Absurdism Meursault Solution Question 8

86. Stranger Absurdism Meursault Solution Question 8

87. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution.

88. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. Absurd arises out of the fundamental disharmony between the individual's search for meaning and the apparent meaninglessness of the universe.

89. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. Before Meursault was put into prison, he didn’t find a way to resolve the dilemma. He is not living for a meaning.

90. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. This kind of philosophy inside his unconscious mind makes him seem to be unemotional, indifferent, and passive.

91. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. When he was put into prison, he got a chance to think about his philosophy and the solution to the absurd.

92. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. The belief of the Chaplain makes him upset, but because a belief cannot be proved or explained, Meursault insists his own belief.

93. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. Meursault finally has his own philosophy, and decides to accept the absurd while living.

94. Conclusion Meursault believes in the absurd and is looking for a solution to the absurd. He embraces the absurd at last as a solution. Meursault’s belief also makes him a complete “stranger”.

95. The Stranger Page 123

96. The Stranger Character Sketch