The Stranger | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Algiers - This is the city where Meursault lives.

Celeste's - This is the café where Meursault generally eats his Sunday morning breakfast and drinks his regular coffee.

The beach - This is where Marie and Meursault run together after Maman's funeral.

The courtroom - This is the location where the majority of the second portion of the novel takes place.

The Prison - This is where Meursault spends his days sleeping as much as possible, eating, and continuing to repeatedly read a single clip from a newspaper.