Meursault
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Meursault is the emotionally detached, existentially indifferent protagonist of Albert Camus’s novel "The Stranger."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
ⓘ
Literary character ⓘ Protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
L’Étranger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Existentialist novel ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | French ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophy |
Absurdism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Existentialism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Alienation
ⓘ
Apathy ⓘ Atheism ⓘ Emotional detachment ⓘ Existential indifference ⓘ Honesty ⓘ Indifference to social norms ⓘ Lack of remorse ⓘ |
| commits | Murder ⓘ |
| confronts | Absurdity of existence ⓘ |
| createdBy | Albert Camus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Stranger (1942 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRelation | Mother ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor | Raymond Sintès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Marie Cardona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Narrator
ⓘ
Protagonist ⓘ |
| isArrestedFor | Murder ⓘ |
| isSentencedTo | Death ⓘ |
| isTriedFor | Murder ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Algiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | Guillotine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motherLivesIn | Marengo nursing home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| murderLocation | Beach near Algiers ⓘ |
| murderVictim | Unnamed Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalContext | French colonial Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Attends his mother’s funeral
ⓘ
Kills an unnamed Arab man ⓘ |
| occupation | Clerk ⓘ |
| rejects |
Belief in God
ⓘ
Religious consolation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Existential alienation
ⓘ
The absurd man ⓘ |
| undergoes | Existential awakening ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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