>We live in the society..
whats with this weird trend of boring as fuck black lines white background book covers
>just kill em no matter what
>>24753851>kill someone>ruin your lifeFantastic story
>doesn't cry at his parent's funeral>*guillotine goes brrrrrrr*get fucked, psychopath nigger. There is no place for unempathetic whores like you in our society
>>24753851I didn't get it.
>>24753892life is le absurd
One of the funniest novels I've ever read but the ending upset me a lotI love French literature
>>24753918We needed a book for this? Did he write any novels about how the sky is blue?
>>24753851I loved this shit back in high school but when I reread it recently I found it profoundly boring. No idea how Absurdism and Existentialism is taken seriously by anyone at all.
>>24753851REEEEEEE CHRISTIANITY
>>24753892Mersault is blighted by ennui, takes his life for granted and lives it on autopilot, until confronted with his own death. Only then does he realise his life's true value.
>>24755155Because it's reality
>>24753851Billy Joel tried to warn us.
>>24753948>needneed is irrelevant.
>>24755155Existentialism is merely a symptom of ennui and the failure to thrive.>>24755614A case in point.
>>24755630Once you accept existentialism you can build on it and thrive in any way that you want. Existentialism helped me more than medication and years of therapy ever did.
>>24753892Meursault is the Antichrist
>>24753851
>>24753892It's a story about awakening from nihilism, realising human life has value. Albeit *ABSURDLY*, right before facing the executioner! :D
>>24757047I love utterly indecipherable ESL memes
rip off of the Seinfeld finale episode
>>24757961If you google Seinfeld The Stranger you will find 1000 blogposts making this comparison. I'm pretty sure the final episode is an intentional homage to The Stranger.
>>24753851this image was voted best for that book
>>24757047Holy fuck I cannot believe someone saved my meme
>>24753892You have to be a teenager to get it anon, otherwise it reads as pseudo-philosophical crap (like the rest of Camus's work)