Essays Tagged: "The Stranger"

Domestic violence

very moment, a woman is being abused. She will be left with bruises, cuts, broken bones, and scars. The scars that last forever are not physical; however, they are ones of mental anguish. Her abuser i ... forever are not physical; however, they are ones of mental anguish. Her abuser is not a stranger, rather her husband or boyfriend. In this country, domestic violence is almost as common as giving birt ...

(2 pages) 316 4 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Date Rape

protective. Thisis not an ideal world; every woman has a responsibility to herself and tounderstand the risks and to protect herself fagainst them (Date Rape: The Dangeris Not From a Stranger 13). One ... Not From a Stranger 13). One of the biggest risks from a male to a female isdate rape. Date rape is the crime in which the victim, most of them women, isforced in to having sexual intercourse by someo ...

(3 pages) 143 0 3.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Jobs

The book of Job 1:3, in The New Oxford Annonated Bible, states "Job was the greatestman among all in ... e family with seven sonsand three daughters. Why was Job chosen to suffer and receive punishment at the hands ofthe Lord one may ask? The major themes in the book describe the ways Job deals withsuffe ... ord one may ask? The major themes in the book describe the ways Job deals withsuffering and despair the Lord handed him. How one deals with despair and suffering iswhat makes a person who he or she is ...

(3 pages) 100 1 3.6 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Fate Versus Free Will

The theme of fate is alive before the play even begins. Jocasta and Laius discover that their son wi ... ore the play even begins. Jocasta and Laius discover that their son will be the killer of his own father and will then marry his mother. Attempting to alter the fate of the family, they try to kill th ... alter the fate of the family, they try to kill their son. He does not die though; a shepherd finds the boy and gives him to a messenger. The baby is then given to the king and queen of Corinth. They ...

(2 pages) 116 0 4.3 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Date Rape

When people hear the word "rape" they might imagine a stranger leaping out from the shadows of a dark alley and attac ... ey and attacking someone. Although this is partly true, most rapes are committed by people who know their victims. When intercourse is unwanted and forced upon by someone you know, it is known as "dat ... is known as "date rape." It occurs daily and is prevalent on virtually all college campuses across the nation and in cities all over the world. Date rape generally occurs when a man is alone w ...

(4 pages) 214 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Patricide - Why Sons Murder Their Mothers

PATRICIDE - WHY SONS MURDER THEIR MOTHERSINTRODUCTIONIn the perfect world, mother figures are supposed to be considered to be wa ... d, mother figures are supposed to be considered to be warm, accepting, and nurturing; comparable to the Virgin Mary. Although Mother's are not saints, most do their absolute best to love and nurture t ... ough Mother's are not saints, most do their absolute best to love and nurture their sons, and raise them to the best of their ability.The focus of this term paper will not be on this majority. The pri ...

(9 pages) 161 1 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"

Tess of the d'UrbervillesThrough life people may fault, or get on the wrong side of thetracks. Yet hopefully ... ugh life people may fault, or get on the wrong side of thetracks. Yet hopefully they keep faith and then willingly they mayrecoup and redeem themselves by recovering. Many believe that,Tess in, Tess o ... s in, Tess of the d'Urbervilles was a great example ofthis. In Hardy's Victorian age novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, heillustrates casual wrong, the will to recover, the growth of love, anddeath.Alm ...

(2 pages) 62 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"a white heron" and "the best in the jungle", compare and contrast

'A White Heron and 'The Beast in the Jungle''A Comparison and Contrast EssayComparing and contrasting Jewett's Sylvy in ... trast EssayComparing and contrasting Jewett's Sylvy in 'A White Heron' with May Bartram of James's 'The Beast in the Jungle' proves to be an interesting task. How can two such unlike characters be so ... e an interesting task. How can two such unlike characters be so alike. Only on close examination do these common threads appear.In the story 'A White Heron,' Sylvy is presented as a young, pre-adolesc ...

(3 pages) 121 0 3.4 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Samuel Beckett's play "Waiting for Godot " vs. The Stranger by Albert Camus

Albert Camus's novel, The Stranger, and Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot, are both great literary works but has ma ... for Godot, are both great literary works but has many differences and similarities that distinguish the two. These characters are very different from their society and in that same way the are very si ... different from their society and in that same way the are very similar. To understand in what ways they are similar, there must be and understanding of how they are different from the society in whic ...

(3 pages) 56 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Extremists takes matters into their own hands in Margaret Arwood's "The handmaids tale"

In Margaret Atwoods novel, 'The Handmaids Tale', the birth rate in the United States had dropped so low that extremists decided ... the birth rate in the United States had dropped so low that extremists decided to take matters into their own hands by killing off the government, taking over themselves, and reducing the womens role ... e. One handmaid describes what happened and how it came about as she, too, is forced to comply with the new order.Before the new order, known as the Sons of Jacob, took over, women had a lot to be afr ...

(6 pages) 70 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

An esaay evaluating and explaining symbolism and rhetoric devices used in the novel The Stranger

In Albert Camus' absurdist novel, The Stranger, Meursault's detachment from society and his killing of the Arab reveal moral and ethic ... thical implications for him and his society. As is common in many absurdist novels, Camus discusses the estrangement - and later development - of an individual in a benign and indifferent universe, on ... al in a benign and indifferent universe, one in which conformity prevails. Camus not only satirizes the conformity of society, but religion and the legal system as well. By writing in the first person ...

(3 pages) 55 0 3.7 May/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A Good Lie

What determines the size of lies? If lies are those concern matters of small consequence, are told to just a few peo ... f lies are those concern matters of small consequence, are told to just a few people, are excusable they are intended to achieve some more important goal, like paring someone's feeling. I had a very g ... this topic. Most people agree that for saving a life lying is okay, and sometimes it is necessary. There are many different opinions on other situations, such as if the truth would hurt someone's fee ...

(2 pages) 262 6 3.2 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

The handsomest drowned man- examples of realism throughout the story

Marquez's story is representative of the genre of magic realism. This type of work is very imaginative and fun-loving. It can also be mea ... of fiction--one where we can appreciate, learn, and grow. Basically, it is about a town that finds the body of a dead man wash ashore. He is a stranger to those parts, and being the people they were, ... a stranger to those parts, and being the people they were, the townspeople decide to look more into the person. The men try to find his town, while the women help to clean him up. They realize he is u ...

(4 pages) 130 0 4.7 Jul/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

This is a monologue that I did for my Final Exam. It earned me a 94 in an Honors class. The monlogue is about a baseball game with dad.

I guess I must have been about seven or eight. I couldn't have been much younger. It was the first time my Dad took me to a real baseball game. I guess I must have seen too many innings, be ... nd take a walk. I wasn't sure my Dad would let me go by myself, but we were within one run of tying the game and he didn't want to miss anything. I was thrilled. When you're seven or eight walking aro ... wasn't more worried about me. I mean who knows what kind of weirdos might have been walking around the stadium?Anyway, there weren't any weirdos. But when I got back to my seat, this GUY was in it. T ...

(2 pages) 61 0 4.5 Aug/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Seven page final paper analyzing and connecting Things Fall Apart, The Stranger, and Beloved together by use of theme, characterization, setting, conflict, and point of view.

Three novels - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, The Stranger by Albert Camus, and Beloved by Toni Morrison, each bear a close resemblance to each ot ... by Albert Camus, and Beloved by Toni Morrison, each bear a close resemblance to each other. Through the use of theme, characterization, setting, conflict, and point of view each author manages to crea ... etting, conflict, and point of view each author manages to create numerous similar points that link the characters of each novel to the others. Themes in each of the novels have common goals, common i ...

(18 pages) 295 0 4.8 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Stranger: Existentialism Essay that analyazes the use of Existentialism withing the novel The Stranger.

Existentialism, the belief that mankind is entirely free and therefore responsible for their actions, is shown in Ca ... at mankind is entirely free and therefore responsible for their actions, is shown in Camus's novel, The Stranger. Through the various characters (namely Meursault) and elements of the story the belief ... mely Meursault) and elements of the story the beliefs of existentialism are clearly demonstrated in The Stranger.Meursault is the apex of the existentialism belief. Once Meursault begins following the ...

(2 pages) 157 1 3.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Australian Life Style

Life in the BushThe Australian life style was portrayed as one of the bushman although it was not . The life ... s portrayed as one of the bushman although it was not . The life of a typical Australian was really the city life . The bushman was one with no classes and he treated every person as equal . A middle ... he bushman was one with no classes and he treated every person as equal . A middle class person was the same as a working class man . The bushman was a very trust worthy and helpful character he would ...

(2 pages) 71 0 3.4 Dec/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Domestic Violence Against Women; A Socio-Economic Crisis

o-economic, cultural, racial and class distinctions. It is a problem without frontiers. Not only is the problem widely dispersed geographically, but its incidence is also extensive, making it a typica ... t its incidence is also extensive, making it a typical and accepted behavior. Only recently, within the past twenty-five years, has the issue been 'brought into the open as a field of concern and stud ...

(9 pages) 482 1 3.1 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

My Passion of Reading: From Birth to Death

It was a bright Chicago morning, the powerful rays of the sun were shining on my face, indicating that it was time to get up. As my ... up. As my mother called for me, I remember, I had this sinking sensation in my stomach and I knew then that this day would change my life forever, for today I was going to embark on a special journe ... of school ever, I was so scared. My parents dropped me off at Sunrise Preschool extremely early in the morning because they had to get to work. I entered the unfamiliar territory with much fear. I ...

(3 pages) 72 2 4.1 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger by Albert CamusMeursault is a shipping clerk whose mother has just died but he does not ... as just died but he does not seem very upset about it. He takes a few days off work to attend his mother's funeral. He catches the bus to the nursing home where his mother's body is. The doorkeeper of ... s to the nursing home where his mother's body is. The doorkeeper of the nursing home starts to open the lid of the coffin but Meursault stops him because he does not want to see his mother's body. Mr. ...

(7 pages) 42 0 2.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers