The Meursault Investigation — Structure and Key Moments (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Author of The Meursault Investigation (2014)
Author of The Meursault Investigation (2014)
Kamel Daoud
Narrator who recounts story in Oran bar
Narrator who recounts story in Oran bar
Harun
Harun's brother, unnamed Arab in The Stranger
Harun's brother, unnamed Arab in The Stranger
Musa
Temporal frame of Daoud's novel
Temporal frame of Daoud's novel
Single-night monologue in bar
Opening line inverting Camus's famous opening
Opening line inverting Camus's famous opening
Mama's still alive today
Number of chapters (signals biblical completion)
Number of chapters (signals biblical completion)
Seven
Frenchman Harun kills during independence 1962
Frenchman Harun kills during independence 1962
Joseph
Quote describing Musa's funeral without body
Quote describing Musa's funeral without body
We buried an empty space
Literary device: understatement through negation
Literary device: understatement through negation
Litotes
Daoud's structure vs Camus's linear progression
Daoud's structure vs Camus's linear progression
Cyclical return to absence/trauma