2.   Traditional Culture  Impact  Gender  Language  Identity  Education  In Novel Introductory

3.   Honor  Family is most important unit of Algerian society  Algerians view family honor as highest priority; if one person is shamed, family is shamed  Religion  99% Islamic; 1% Christian and Jewish  Religion governs personal, political, and social life  Ties with Family honor Traditional Culture

4.   Gender  Women  French wanted to “De-veil” Algerian Women  Women were inferior; not as important  Men  Men were defiant; French violated traditions of Algerians  Language  Algeria  Main language is Arabic, but many different dialects  Only 20% of all of Algeria can speak French Impacts

5.   Identity  France tried to civilize Algeria; Educated Algerians= Berbers(European influenced);In order to be an Algerian citizen w/ French rights, Algerians had to give up their Muslim identity  Education  Originally, education for reading the Quran; with time, education turned into learning French culture(i.e. University of Algiers) Impacts cont.

6.   Raymond insulted family of his mistress; Arabs wanted to avenge their sister  Family Honor; Arabs represent the general hatred towards Europeans; University of Algiers represents the increased French influence “The Stranger”