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=**﻿ Chapter 1 ** = ==**1. What does the reference to "a soldier" tell you about the time period of the story? ** == ===﻿We understand that it is a period of war. === ==**2. After Meursault arranged for his mother to live in a nursing home, why did he visit her so infrequently? ** == He didn't visit her as often because it was a big hustle. he had to get up early and go get the tickets and travel for 2 hours he would also have lost his entire weekend. ==**3. Why was it odd that Madam Meursault desired a religious burial? ** == it was odd because according to her son she was not religious, as long as she live with him. ==**4. In this context, an open casket to view the body is the norm, however, Meursault does not want to see it. Suggests reasons for why he would respond in this way. Is this normal behaviour? ** == ** he would not want his mother because he was embarrassed that he had not visited her as much, plus he realised that he did not know her anymore as she had a different life inside the home. ** ==**5. Where is the caretaker from? His age? ** == he is from france and he is in his 60s ==**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">6. What is the purpose of holding a vigil? How long does it last? ** == to look at the coffin and it lasts for a day and night ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">7. Describe Thomas Perez’s relationship with Maman. Provide a relevant quote. ** == ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">8. Describe the journey to the church. How long did it take? How was the casket transported? Use a quote in your answer. ** == ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">9. List Mersault’s references to sun and light (include page number). ** ==

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==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">The narration is sharp, concise and to the point. Mainly simple action verbs are used, in the past tense, for example, “I caught the two o’clock bus. It was very hot. I ate at Celeste’s restaurant, as usual.” There is very little dialogue. This allows the reader to learn about Mersault through his actions/reactions, rather than his thoughts or feelings. What tone is Camus establishing? ** == the tone achieved by Camus is that the main character does not care about anything too much, the short sentences and lack of feelings portray this. If Mersault did care about anything more he would have explained those events i more detail and he would have said how they made him feel. This lack of interest also makes us wonder why Mersault is like this therefore, his a little mysterious.

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">Note how often Mersault falls asleep/dozes with reference to his description of the environment in which he falls asleep (pg 10 – “I had to run for the bus. It was probably all this dashing about and then the jolting and the smell of petrol and the glare of the sky reflecting off the road that made me doze off.”). Once again, he is heavily influenced by elements of the situation. Describe a time when you fell asleep uncontrollably. How does this help you to connect with Mersault? ** == When someone is about to fall asleep, even if they try they cant care about anything other than resting their eyes. this way Albert Camus indicates how Mersault simply doesn't care about anything, which makes him fall asleep all the time. when he was at elderly home for his mothers funeral, he dosed off only to realise that he was being watched by someone, he didn't care so he slept some more. Also when he was asked if he wished to see his mother for one last time he simply said "No" portray his detachment from everyone else even his own mother which should have been one of the most important people in his life. ==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">In contrast, the final sentence of the chapter is unusually long. Interestingly, we finally get a glimpse into the “joy” that Mersault is feeling now that he can “go to bed and sleep for a whole twelve hours.” What do we learn about Mersault through this? ** == **<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;"> the fact that he gains joy from the opportunity to sleep for 12 hours portrays how he does not want to take an active part in life, and prefers not to do anything by simply sleeping. On the other hand we also realise that he can in fact gain joy from certain things, even if they are ** ** weird. The short sentences he usually uses indicate that he is a cold person, also how he recollects the death of his mother "Mom died today. Or yesterday, I cant remember". In a normal person the death of their mother is a very dramatic event which would have a profound effect on them. Therefore he is a cold person as we understand that he does not care. **

=<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> **<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: #ff0000; vertical-align: top;">Chapter 2 ** =

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">4. Page 28: “I realised that I’d managed to get through another Sunday, that mother was now buried, that I was going to go back to work and that, after all, nothing had changed.” Imagine a tragedy that has just struck a friend. The next day, your friend comes to school as if nothing has happened. What would you say to your friend? How would you react to their lack of acknowledgement? == ** i would do everything i could to comfort my friend, then i would ask him/her if wanted to talk about what happened, and i would tell them that it better if they did, rather than holding in their feelings. The fact that they didn't show any feelings would come to me as a sign that my friend is not dealing with what just happened, which could cause great emotional damage in the future. **

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> **<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">5. Despite chapters 1 and 2 being poles apart in terms of content (chapter 1 focuses on the funeral, whereas 2 is about a day at the beach with a girl), an indifferent tone is prevalent in both. Explain how Camus uses language to achieve this. ** == The predominant feature in Camus's use of language and techniques are the short and informative sentences, these are not informative in the sense that he tells us what he feels in the contrary he tells us how his surroundings are and he states facts and events. He demonstrates no hint of feelings which is rather odd as even after he kissed the girl he supposedly liked he described his performance rather than how it actually felt.

==<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"> 6. Give some examples of Camus’ use of imagery. Note how this is used in place of Meursault’s emotions. ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> **<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; vertical-align: top;">7. See the //characters// page and add detail on Meursault’s interaction with Marie. ** ==

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: #ff0000; vertical-align: top;">Extension Question (complete Qs 4 - 7 as well) = ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: top;">1. Because absurdists believe that life is meaningless, the death of Meursault’s mother doesn’t affect him because that is what is expected. Give further detail of how the novel (so far) is an example of an absurdist text. ** ===

=chapter 3=

<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: #ff0000; background-origin: initial; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: top;">﻿ ** ===It's Meursault's first day back at work and his boss, following the socially expected rules of human behaviour, asks Meursault about his mother. When asked how old his mother was, Meursault answers with "about sixty". Do you know how old your mother is? Explain how Meursault would rather be true to himself and approximate his mother's age, rather than follow social protocol.=== ===yes i know my mothers age she is, Mersault could have lied and given an age to fit in with the rest. but instead he chooses to be truthful and reveal that he has no idea what age hi mother was. He does not ceare if people judge him as he des not judge them either.=== ===How does this reflect his outlook in the text thus far? Keep this quote in mind - it will appear later in the book... Meursault displays a moment of spontaneity when he jumps on the truck following Emmanuel's suggestion. How might this add to his characterisation? Many characters comment negatively on Salamano and his dog, however, Meursault never judges. What does this tell you about him? Imagine Raymond walks in the door and shares his story with **you.** Write a single diary entry, logging **your** reaction to his grotesque story. Now **you are Meursault.** Write a single diary entry, logging your reaction to Raymond's story. Emulate Camus' style (note - these stories seem to have no impact on Meursault - he is happy to be fed. He is, however, affected by his physical surroundings such as the cigarettes and wine). Comment on how the two differ.===