The Stranger [ [ Blog Assignment 2 ] ]

Your book is probably the easiest to read, but the hardest to understand. The main reason for this is that your story centers on the internal conflict of a character that seems boring. To fully understand The Stranger, you must familiarize yourself with the philosophy of Existentialism. Critics sum up this philosophy as “Life has no meaning”, but this definition is too simplistic.QUESTION: Look up Existentialism (online or in the library) and explain how this relates to The Stranger.(Each member comments on the same question… it’s a big question!)


In my opinion, I think existentialism is meant by humans have their own responsibility to create their own meaning of the purpose of life. Existentialism relates to our book, The Stranger because the main character doesn't know what to expect from life, therefore this leads him to point out simple little problems in everyday life, yet he fails to evaluate himself. He thinks everyone around him has problems, but it never comes to mind that he's the one who has a problem. He thinks his life is meaningless and boring. But instead of doing something about it, he doesn't change the way he lives, he continues on living his same old boring life.