What reason does Meursault give for not really needing a lawyer? He thought it was a simple case. What did the investigators learn about Meursault's behavior at the funeral? That he had shown insensitivity. How does Meursault feel about his mother death?
Meursault's attorney tells him that it wouldn't last more than two or three days because a more interesting parricide (the murder of a family member) case is coming up after his trial. Trial opens with the sun glaring outside (surprise) and the air stifling inside.
Meursault feels that his lawyer defended him during the trial as best he could. he wants to spend his last minutes on earth alone and in quiet reflection. he doesn't believe in God, so this life is it.
Meursault thinks his lawyer is inexperienced and less talented than the prosecutor. 9.
What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate? He reveals that he does not believe in God. What does the magistrate use to try to break through to Meursault's feelings of remorse?
What is Meursaults complaint about the trial proceedings and especially about both the defense lawyer and the prosecuting attorney? How does he react? He finds the trial extremely boring. Can Meursaults crime be considered premeditated?
By Albert Camus At first, Meursault finds the pleading stage and closing remarks amusing. Both lawyers plead guilty, but his attorney does it with an explanation, whereas the prosecutor does so without one. Meursault feels that all through trial, more is said about him than about the crime he committed.
Meursault's attitude toward his mother's death can be used with blatant reminders in order to convince the jury that, before them, is a man who has no feelings, evidenced by witnesses, for his own mother's death. Thus he is capable of killing — because of his lack of feeling.
What does Meursault's lawyer ask him not say in front of others? That people sometimes wish that their loved one's were dead.
What does Meursault feel about his lawyer's and the prosecutor's summations? Meursault thinks the prosecutor is a better lawyer than his own. They feel that they are almost the same because they both say he is guilty.
After speaking with the chaplain, Meursault no longer views his impending execution with hope or despair. He accepts death as an inevitable fact and looks forward to it with peace. This realization of death's inevitability constitutes Meursault's triumph over society.
Meursault's only defense for his act was "because of the sun." That is all: "because of the sun." Meursault adds that he spoke too quickly and ran his words together; actually, what he said is of little importance for we are sure what the verdict will be.
Meursault is found guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced to death by guillotine.
What reason does Meursault give for not really needing a lawyer? He thought it was a simple case. What did the investigators learn about Meursault's behavior at the funeral? That he had shown insensitivity.
Originally Answered: How do you pronounce "Meursault"? You don't pronounce the final "t" and the /œ/ (Meursault) would be like in "merge".
Meursault immediately reveals himself to be indifferent toward emotion and interaction with others. Instead of grieving at the news of his mother's death, he is cold, detached, and indifferent. If he were happy that his mother died, he could be cast simply as immoral or a monster.
Meursault is found guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced to death by guillotine.
Meursault views society as a stranger to himself because they do not do things the same way he does. He understands that people view the world differently, but does not know why. Simultaneously, people view Meursault as a stranger because he is so withdrawn and secluded from everyone.
In The Stranger, Meursault is never given a first name, an age, or any physically defining features.
The French title of Camus' work, called The Stranger in most English translations, is L'Étranger. This has been variously translated as The Estranged One, The Outsider, and The Foreigner. The Stranger suggests social isolation. The Foreigner suggests cultural difference.