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The Stranger Chapter 1-3 (Part 1)

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Directions: For each question, please write a response that explains your answer through analysis using the Toolbox

1. What is the protagonist’s name, in which city, country, and continent does he live? The protagonist’s name is Meursault, he lives in Algiers – capital of Algeria, Africa.

2. How does the protagonist react when he learns of his mother’s death, and how is his response existential? (Paraphrase) He was detached and shocked, he does not seem to react very emotional, that makes a lot of people curious why he reacted that way. Rather than expressing his feelings, he comments to the reader only about the background at the funeral.

3. Who is Celeste and how does the protagonist know him? (Paraphrase) Celeste is the owner of a restaurant, Meursault knows him because that is where Meursault goes and eats every single day. It becomes a routine so Meursault still wants to come by and have a meal before going to The Home.

4. What is the protagonist’s response at his mother’s funeral, and, existentially speaking, why does he react this way? (Answer using a Metacognitive Response) At the funeral of his mother, he expresses none of the expected emotions of grief. When being asked whether he wishes to see his mom, he refuses. The reason why he does that maybe because he does not have a good relationship with his mom so he thinks he

should not see her face for the last time or maybe he is just a stranger. After that, he starts smoking and orders coffee for himself in front of his mom’s coffin. He should be a little embarrassed and does not know what to do so he does something that can make the time flies faster as well as make him less embarrassed.

5. What does the protagonist react to at the funeral? (Answer using a Metacognitive response) He seems to be careless, he sleeps then wakes up and sleeps again, all he needs is how to get over this situation and he just wants to go back and returns home as soon as possible.

6. Why does the protagonist worry about his employer when he wakes up on Saturday morning? (Paraphrase) Meursault is the one that is not comfortable every time he change his routine which is represented by his visits every day at Celeste’s restaurants. That is why when he asks his employer for 2 day-offs, he does not happy either. Going to work from Monday to Friday is a part of his process so Meursault thinks if he has 2 day-offs, he is going to get in trouble. The fact is he was not being in trouble, but that is what his crazy mind is going on.

7. How does Marie react when the protagonist tells her about his mother? Marie really cares about it but she does not say anything, all she does is to keep silent so she will not take any problems, she just concentrates at Meursault and continues accepting to go to the theater with Meursault and then goes home with him. It maybe

because she does not want to remind Meursault about the sad memories and spoils his day so she does what she expects and believes it will help Meursault be happier.

8. What does the protagonist do when he is alone in his apartment? (Use a quote and paraphrase) After having 2 day-offs at work, not his routine, Meursault again does not follow his schedule as usual by have a meal at home instead of going to the Celeste’s restaurant because he does not like being questioned, especially after his mom’s funeral had just finished on the previous day. “My bedroom overlooks the main street of our district”. From his bedroom, he have a balcony where he can see how everything is usually going on every Sunday and that is what he does when he is alone in his apartment after his mom’s death.

9. How does the protagonist feel about Sundays, and how are his feelings existential? (Use a significant Sentence) The protagonist does not like Sunday because Sunday is supposed to be the day he goes to see his mom. He did it every week for three years so they remind him about his mom’s death and family day. He observes people around him are going together, having fun and sharing stories for most of this Sunday. That might help his feeling escapes from missing mom and help him go through this Sunday quickly so he can get over everything and go to work for the next day normally.

10. Who is Emmanuel and what do he and the protagonist do during their lunchtime?

Emmanuel is a buddy working in the same building with Meursault. During their lunchtime, they chase a truck as the race and Meursault is the winner. After that, they have lunch at Celeste’s restaurant, Meursault take a glass of wine then he has a snap when he go to his place. It is about a typical co-worker relationship. No matter how strange Meursault is, he still has buddy in work like Emmanuel or girlfriend like Marie.

11. How long has Salamano had his dog and why does he abuse him? It has been eight years since Salamano had his dog and they had never been separated until now. Salamano abuses his dog because it reminds of his wife, the relationship between them is transfer into the dog. Also, Salamano seems to have psychological problem in emotional feelings.

12. Who is Raymond Sintes and why does he want to get revenge on his girlfriend? Raymond Sintes is a trouble maker living on Meursault’s floor come in from the street. He is not a good man – a pimp who had trouble with his girlfriend and had a fight with her brother. He did almost everything for her, he paid her rent, gave her twenty francs a day, etc. However, one day, Raymond found out that he had been betrayed by his girlfriend, so he wants to get revenge on her.

13. What does Raymond ask the protagonist to do for him? Raymond pretends to be not a good writer or speller so he asks Meursault if Meursault can write a letter to convince his girlfriend to come back then he can revenge. It is Raymond’s plan and Meursault accept that offer, that is the issue that Meursault should not be involved.

14. What does the protagonist do after he leaves Raymond’s room, and how do his actions represent a common existential theme? He stays quiet and he thinks for a moment then he said: “I could hear nothing but the blood throbbing in my ears”. That is like a signal from the conscience when people do something wrong and they can feel their own heartbeat.

15. Bonus: 20 points (Answer using one word/concepts SEEI using Chap 1,2) I think ‘intimacy” is the noun that presents for a close feeling. In other words, “intimacy” means the good relationship between two or more than two people. For example, the intimacy between Meursault and Marie in The Strange. They have a good relationship, they have connections, they share their feeling for each other. It is like a warm closeness between friends or relatives or lovers....