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The Outsider by Albert Camus and Perspective Narrative

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how he is viewed at all, because all of society is absurd, and he is just a small piece of it. So what one does - is simply what  one does, as Meursault really does have a "benign indifference of the universe." This discussion will examine how the narrator, Meursault, aka Camus, gets that message across. BBcamus.doc  PERSPECTIVE NARRATIVE in The Outsider by Albert Camus Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., April 2001 Note to the student: You may  want to look at your assignment carefully, and see if the book should be added on a separate bibliography page. It is only mentioned in the introduction of this  sample paper. Introduction The philosophy of The Outsider (1942)is a philosophy of the absurd. The narrator of the piece is a middle-class bachelor, Monsieur Meursault; we are told  that he is viewed as someone of little if any consequence. And the amazing bit of news is that he doesnt care how he is viewed at all, because  all of society is absurd, and he is just a small piece of it. So what one does - is simply what one does, as Meursault really does have  a "benign indifference of the universe." This discussion will examine how the narrator, Meursault, aka Camus, gets that message across. Knowing of death Someone of limited gray cell capacity  once said, that "all we have for certain is death and taxes." Such a line often promotes moral indignation and the resolve that I will have more in my  life than that, thank you very much - and then we still go off on our own merry way. The question is, what if you were given a