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Discuss the validity of the prosecutor’s case. What evidence does the prosecutor use to convince the jury that Meursault is guilty and deserves the death penalty? Is Meursault’s conviction and sentencing justified? In other words, has justice been served? Why or why not?
Summarize Meursault’s arguments about public executions and the guillotine in particular (110-112). Explain the significance of Meursault’s argument. And with that in mind, discuss the final sentence of the novel. Why does Meursault want a large crowd of spectators to greet him with cries of hate?
To what extent does Meursault accept responsibility and guilt for the murder of the Arab? How might this be related to Meursault’s conversations with the magistrate (66-70) and the Chaplain (116-122)? What does God have to do with the issue of guilt, and why does Meursault refuse to believe in God?

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The stranger is a 1942 novella by French author Albert Camus. The title character is Meursault, an indifferent French Algerian described as a citizen of France domiciled in North Africa. He kills an Arab man in French Algiers and is tried and sentenced to death. The prosecutor tries to prove that Meursault`s crime was premeditated. His evidence is the facts of the crime and his criminal soul has shown through his actions toward his mother. He gives a spin on Meursault`s relationship with Raymond which could be plausible since, judging from the facts, he could be Raymond`s accomplice. The prosecutor then cries that worst of all, Meursault never felt remorse for his crime. Expressing remorse over his crime would implicitly acknowledge the murder as wrong, and Meursault`s punishment as justified. However, Meursault`s lack of concern about his death sentence implies that his trial and conviction were pointless exercises.

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