essay

main idea: selfishness leads to detachment; merusault is too selfish with his own feelings to feel sympathy or realize the death of his mother. merusault's growth
second work used in essay: lauren's picture (?)
analysis of lauren's picture: This photo conveys the sense of stationary objects and motionless life. The only living thing in the object, the boy, is being boxed in by the wall paper and all the different sized squares. The boy is also the only abnormal shape. However, even though he's the only living thing in the picture, there are objects that are frozen in motion. The waves on the screen as well as the clock are captured in motion. The waves and time are things that the boy has no control over because they will continue to move (contrasting in the photo)
quote(s) from camus:
- first sentences of novel signal immediate detachment
-"...for the first time in years, I had this stupid urge to cry, because I could feel how much all these people hated me." Chapter 3, pg. 90
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