Outline For The Stranger Research Paper

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Patrick Young Per. 5 Mr. Ruiz 29 November 2012 Introduction i. hook – at the end of the book the stranger Meursault said “ As if that blind rage Had washed me clean Rid me of hope For the first time in that Night alive With signs and stars I open myself To the gentle indifference Of the world.” ii. Background- I see myself as a different person from the rest of the world. I’m not so much as an outcast but I am neurotic. The things that interest me are things that no one really pays attention to. I accept that I am different in my time and age but that does not bind me in any way iii. Thesis statement- the meaning of life to me is not a simple question to answer. The answer I feel is trapped inside a complex enigma in my mind. That needs to be peeled layer by layer like an onion to understand the true meaning of what life means to me. Body…show more content…
detail – religion is a big part of my life and many others to. All religions have practices and goals that you need to complete or strive to complete. Now I was raised into my religion and that made me question the whole thing. But with just about everything you need to ask yourself what you believe in ii. detail - I have my own morals outside of religion that I want to complete in the time that I am on this earth. I have my own way of thinking that tells me what is right and what is wrong and that ultimately dictates my fate and the meaning of my life. Body i. detail – as Albert Camus once said “But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads?” this means that your happiness comes from the life that you live. That you and only you can determine your happiness through the life you live. ii. detail – another quote from Albert Camus says “In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion’’ this means that to understand the world you must detach yourself from it and really think about yourself and your meaning you have to this world.
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