1. THE STRANGER BY ALBERT CAMUS Analysis of the Conclusion of the Novel

2. The Stranger  What thoughts become important to Meursault after the trial ends?  Why?

3. The Stranger  What is the significance of the anecdote Meursault tells about his father viewing an execution?

4. The Stranger  What are Meursault’s feelings about the guillotine?  In what ways might he be forced into “moral collaboration” with his executioner?

5. The Stranger  The chaplain tells Meursault that his “heart is blind.”  Do you agree? Why or why not?  Why does Meursault become so infuriated with the chaplain?

6. The Stranger  What does Meursault realize about Maman at the end of the novel?

7. The Stranger  What do you make of Meursault’s hope at the end of the novel?

8. The Stranger  What is the significance of the title?  Who is the stranger?  In what ways is it possible to apply the term?

9. The Stranger  Is Meursault truly an existentialist?  Does the novel reflect the existentialist point of view? Does it refute it? Does it endorse it?

10. The Stranger  Is Meursault a dangerous person?

11. The Stranger  “This all could have been avoided.”  Marcy Pleener, English 12 Honors, Period. 3  True or False?