Essays on The Outsiders

Albert Camus gives expression to his philosophy of the absurd in The Outsider through the use of motifs. The first-person account of Meursault’s life is from the time of his mother’s death up to his evident execution for the murder of an Arab. Absurdism is separating oneself from the conventional values and attitudes in society….

The Outsiders’ written by the young, and gifted S.E. Hinton, shows the multiple challenges experienced by all those in society, whether they be rich or economically challenged. It is clearly evident that The Outsiders’ explores the life of the Socs and the Greasers and their place in society. This can be proven by discussing the…

With the theme that life isn’t fair, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Outsiders narrate coming-of-age stories about how two individuals can make changes in the lives of others as well as their own and be successful if they are active participants as they make good choices. The protagonists of The Outsiders (Ponyboy)…

To live authentically, in existentialism, means basically to live without deluding ourselves about the meaning of our lives or our place in the world, or about death. According to the existentialists, much of what we do is in what Sartre would call ‘bad faith’. Religion is a prime example of Bad Faith. God is, allegedly,…

Meursault is punished, not for his crime of killing another human being but for refusing to play the game. This statement is of great relevance to the novel The Outsider, by Albert Camus. Society as a whole enforces its ideas and values, upon all individuals, but particularly on those who differ from the norm. Through…

Claude McKay was an important figure during the 1920’s in the Harlem Rennaisance. Primarily a poet, McKay used the point of view of the outsider as a prevalent theme in his works. This is best observed in such poems as “Outcast,” “America,” and “The White House.” In these poems, McKay portrays the African-American as the…

How can an individual be defined as a person? According to an article from Vladimir Lossky, personhood should be based on “personal relationship” (Lossky). Should a total outsider that acts differently from the rest society be considered a person? Meursault from The Outsider by Albert Camus is a total outsider. Meursault is an atheist, living…

Stranger. Outsider. Foreigner. All three words are synonyms, yet each has a distinct connotation. A foreigner is a traveler from another land, ignorant of local customs because they are away from their homeland. A stranger is a fellow neighbor, but an unknown face, perhaps a friend that one hasn’t met yet. An outsider is someone…

Many people believe that the 2016 election is to be called the “outsider” election. What makes 2016 a year of the “outsider”‘some may say that it is because the presidential candidates are appealing more to the publics anger than to the usual political policies. Others may say it is due to the fact that there…

Both Albert Camus’ novel The Outsider and Zack Braff’s movie Garden State share a few similarities. The most obvious aspect that they share is the personality of the main character. Meursault from The Outsider and Andrew from Garden State are both young men, who seemingly live life without any emotions. While both men follow a…