Catarina Sousa
Mr. Perez
AP English
5 December 2011
Are “The Stranger” and “The Metamorphosis” alike?
From a quick over view of each book, does it seem like these two books are like? I would think so, wouldn’t you? Can you believe that both of the main characters Gregor Samsa and Meursault are both protagonists? Do the women in both their lives help create who they are? Do women even have a significant part in any book? Or are they used for the characters sexual pleasure? Are both characters outcasts of society? Since Meursault is frowned upon for not crying at his mother’s funeral, does that make him less of a human? Is the fact that Gregor turn into a giant bug (mentally or physically) a right to kick him out of the house and of their lives?
What does it mean to be human anyway? Is having the power to kill or kill oneself the only thing we can control in life? Is that what us human? Meusault killing an Arab can show how easily life is taken away, can’t it? But does this mean Gregor takes advantage of having such knowledge on life? How does Gregor kill himself for being a burden to his family, while Meusault lives careless to the death of someone who was once a burden? Could Grete be the cause of Gregor’s death, while Marie could be this reason for living? Why does loneliness affect everyone so differently? Why can death of someone be frowned upon by some and smiled on by others?
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