Category: Literary Criticism

A presentation was given about womens lives in France. Under the Napoleonic code, women had to obey their husbands and had no social status outside of marriage. This gives an insight into Maries character and why she is so desperate to marry Meursault who himself is not sure about getting married. In addition, Marie had…

Basically, Frost’s writing is very much colloquial but at the same time very suggestive. And, The Road not Taken is not an exception for this but one of his finest works. First of all, it is a Lyrical poem and we find one of his personal experiences in the poem. In the poem, the poet…

The Stranger by Albert Camus begins with Mamans death, the mother of Meursault, and also portrays the murder of the Arab, committed by him. The post-murder deals with the custody and trial of Meursault. Meursaults life changes drastically with the circumstances that come along his way. The circumstances and his behavior to it are evident…

Living by ideals breeds hypocrisy. This was evident in the Victorian era: the era of contradiction. The societal morality during this time placed a great value on sexual restraint, low tolerance of crime, and a strict social code of conduct. One was expected to live life earnestly. This obsession with the pursuit of earnestness made…

The world is meaningless and absurd, and only by embracing the meaningless indifference of the world can humanity achieve true happiness. First published as LÉtranger in 1942, and later translated into English as The Stranger (also known as The Outsider), the novel follows the seemingly irrational character Meursault as he undergoes a murder trial. Written…

The Stranger is Mersault, the storyteller and hero of the novel. He feels alone in the world. His story is isolated into two segments. Part I manages the normal undertakings of Mersault, except on two key occasions. The story starts with the demise of Mersault’s mom. Since he is a straightforward man who acquires sufficiently…

People have different ways to define social justice. There has never been a well-defined line that distinguishes social justice and social injustice. Every person has their reasons for standing for what they perceive to be the truth. Their reasons may be drawn from personal experiences or factual discoveries. However, it all comes to a personal…

The injustice of addiction was and still currently is a multidimensional problem in the United States. In Sonnys Blues James Baldwin illustrates how much of an issue drugs and violence were in the 1950s and truly captures the constant struggle between failure and redemption. Sonnys addiction problem provoked his arrest resulting in a disconnection with…

Meursault, the protagonist of the novel, discovers that his mother died in an old home. The death of his mother seems to have little effect on him due to his detached emotions and self centered belief of living which makes him look ‘The Stranger’ to the society. Meursault gets into relationship with his former coworker…

Race and prejudice are extremely complex issues in The Bluest Eye. Contrary to the typical image of racism, including white indignity against blacks, The Bluest Eye investigates the issue of prejudice between ethnic minorities. In this book, there are hardly any white characters in Morrison’s epic and no important white characters. Though this is true,…