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The Stranger Study Guide

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by Albert Camus
About 66 pages (19,706 words)
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The Stranger Study Guide consists of approx. 66 pages of summaries and analysis on The Stranger by Albert Camus. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The Stranger is a story about a young man living in Algiers in the 1940s who accidentally kills a man due to the glare of the sun. He is executed for a crime, but not the one that is expected. As the story begins, a young man named Meursault living in Algiers, North Africa, receives news that his mother has died and the funeral is tomorrow. Meursault asks his employer for two days off. He receives permission for time off but feels that the employer shows no sympathy for the situation. Meursault says that it is not his fault that he must leave to bury his own mother. (read more)
      Part 1, Chapter 1
      Part 1, Chapter 2
      Part 1, Chapter 3
      Part 1, Chapter 4
      Part 1, Chapter 5
      Part 1, Chapter 6
      Part 2, Chapter 1
      Part 2, Chapter 2
      Part 2, Chapter 3
      Part 2, Chapter 4
      Part 2, Chapter 5

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  For Further Study

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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