The Stranger
CHAPTERS 3-6 REVIEW
First…
 Take
out a blank sheet of paper
Existentialism Quick Review:
Sopranos Clip: http://youtu.be/FRWsUIG0zVg
Remember Existentialism Ideas…
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You create your own reality
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Truth is subjective
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Death is the only thing that is certain
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Life has no meaning
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We must believe in something
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You are solely responsible for your actions
Chapter 3 Characters
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Boss
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Emmanuel
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Celeste
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Raymond
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Salamano and Dog
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Review Chapter 3 and give me 1-3 words to describe each character
we met in this chapter.
REFER TO PG. 30:
Raymond talks about his girlfriend cheating on him: “…she
wouldn’t work; she just kept telling me she couldn’t make
ends meet – and that’s what made me realize she was
cheating on me.”
Did she?
Does it matter?
*Truth is subjective
*You create your own reality
SAYING:
There are three sides to every story…
1: what you think happened
2: what I think happened, and
3: what really happened, “the truth"
Answer the following question on
your paper…
Does is matter what the truth is or does
it matter what your belief is??
Discussion Questions?
Part 1 Chapter 4
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What is Meursault's relationship with Marie?
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How does he lack emotion, yet feel desire?
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Explain the hypocrisy that surrounds Raymond.
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Compare the relationship between Salamano and his dog
to that of Meursault and his mother.
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See page 39- Why does Salamano crying make Meursault
think of his mother?
Discussion Questions?
Part 1 Chapter 5
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Analyze Meursault’s opinion- remember we are all in charge of our own
destiny.
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“people never change their lives, that in any case one life was as good as
another and that I wasn’t dissatisfied with mine here at all” (Camus 41).
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Explain, how do Meursault’s and Marie’s views of their relationship differ?
Be as specific as possible.
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Analyze the interaction between Salamano and Meursault at the end of
chapter 5… What is strange about the following quote?
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“His life had changed now and he wasn’t too sure what he was going to do”
(Camus 45-6).
Discussion Questions?
Part 1 Chapter 6
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Compare Meursault to Raymond Sintes.
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How are the two neighbors different?
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How are they similar?
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Refer to page 56- Meursault is trying to reason with Raymond, how does
this reasoning come into play during the murder?
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Why does Meursault Murder the Arab?
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Why does he shoot him five times?
“It occurred to me that all I had to do was turn around and that would
be the end of it” (Camus 58).
Discussion Questions?
*Finish Chapter 6 Worksheet