The Stranger, Things Fall Apart

World Literature

October 10th, 2008

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We’ve finished up Things Fall Apart and are now moving on to Camus’s The Stranger.  This is an interesting take on the identity theme we’ve been exploring, so I’m excited to see how you like it.

This story is a classic example of existentialist literature (as we discussed in class), so this should be a good representation of the “personal choice” aspect of our breakdown of identity, but we may find otherwise.

We will read to Part Two this weekend (page 59, I believe).  If you have any questions or strokes of insight, please post a comment below.