The Stranger — Narrative Voice, Themes, and Ideas (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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What is parataxis in Meursault's narrative style?
What is parataxis in Meursault's narrative style?
Simple sentences without subordinate clauses
What does the trial focus on more than the actual murder?
What does the trial focus on more than the actual murder?
Not crying at his mother's funeral
What does sensory materialism prioritise over metaphysics?
What does sensory materialism prioritise over metaphysics?
Physical sensations and bodily experience
What does Daoud name the Arab victim in The Meursault Investigation?
What does Daoud name the Arab victim in The Meursault Investigation?
Musa
How does absurdism differ from nihilism according to Camus?
How does absurdism differ from nihilism according to Camus?
Absurdism finds freedom in meaninglessness
What reason does Meursault give for the murder?
What reason does Meursault give for the murder?
Because of the sun
What is Meursault's 'true crime' in society's eyes?
What is Meursault's 'true crime' in society's eyes?
Not playing the game of emotional performance
What narrative technique marks Meursault's final moment of lucidity?
What narrative technique marks Meursault's final moment of lucidity?
Apostrophe breaking narrative flatness
What does Meursault note after his mother's vigil that exemplifies materialism?
What does Meursault note after his mother's vigil that exemplifies materialism?
His cigarette tastes good
What does 'bad faith' mean in the novel's context?
What does 'bad faith' mean in the novel's context?
Pretending social meanings are natural