What does Meursault think about the magistrate? Meursault says, “
He rather alarmed me
.” How does Meursault react to the magistrate when the magistrate starts talking about God? He feels hot, uncomfortable, and bothered by annoying flies.
What does Meursault tell the magistrate?
Meursault says no. The magistrate states that
his own life would be meaningless if he doubted the existence of God
, and concludes that Meursault has an irrevocably hardened soul.
How does Meursault feel about his lawyer?
What is the big question the magistrate finally asks Meursault?
What about Meursault upsets and frustrates his lawyer and the magistrate?
Who does Meursault refuse to see?
By Albert Camus. Meursault has refused to see
the chaplain
three times; he has nothing to say to the holy man. Meanwhile, he's been moved to another cell and can see the night sky. Meursault occupies his days with thoughts of escaping “the machinery of justice”; it is this hope for escapes that counts, he thinks.
What nickname does the magistrate give Meursault?
The novel's second part begins with Meursault's pretrial questioning, which primarily focuses on the accused's callousness toward his mother's funeral and his murder of “the Arab.” His lack of remorse, combined with his lack of sadness expressed toward his mother, works against him and earns him the nickname “
Monsieur
…
What does Meursault feel about his lawyer's and the prosecutor's summations?
What does Meursault feel about his lawyer's and the prosecutor's summations?
Meursault thinks the prosecutor is a better lawyer than his own
. They feel that they are almost the same because they both say he is guilty.
What crimes does the magistrate say that Meursault is guilty of?
Meursault is found guilty of
premeditated murder
and sentenced to death by guillotine.
What is Meursault's first impression of the jury?
What is Meursault's first impression of the jury?
He is not aware of them, he thinks he's innocent
; describes them as strangers on a streetcar.
What does the magistrate pull out of his filing cabinet?
How does Meursault's attorney feel about Meursault's lack of emotion?
What is Meursault's sentence in your opinion is his reaction normal?
What is Meursault's sentence? In your opinion, is his reaction normal?
He is to have his head cut off, his reaction unusual, more calm.
What does Meursault try to explain to the chaplain after he becomes angry?
What does Meursault try to explain to the chaplain after he becomes angry?
He shouts that nothing matters, and that nothing in the chaplain's beliefs is as certain as the chaplain thinks
. The only certainty Meursault perceives in the whole of human existence is death.
Does Meursault regret killing the Arab?
Meursault admits to himself that he feels little regret
; after all, the man whom he shot was a stranger; he was only an Arab, and, to Meursault, the prosecutor is overdoing the emphasis on Meursault's regret.
What reason does Meursault give the court for killing the Arab?
The murder of the Arab was what Meursault was on the beach to accomplish in the first place. When he shot the Arab four more times, it was
his attempt at feeling misery, or unhappiness
. Meursault thought that these attempts at emotion were good enough for the world to consider him a normal person.
What does Meursault discuss with the priest?
What two things were Meursault always thinking about?
Why does Meursault refuse to see the chaplain?
What does the prosecutor say Meursault does not have?
what's the big question the magistrate finally asks Meursault? no, he has
no emotions
. He does not want to be bothered with religion when he doesn't care about it and he has a limited time left on earth.
Does Meursault listen to the prosecutor during his speech?
How does Meursault want to explain his lack of regret to the prosecutor?
He wants to explain in a “
quite friendly, almost affectionate way
.” 3. Parricide is called the “most odious of crimes.” 4.
What is ironic about Meursault's thoughts regarding the guillotine?
When did Meursault realize he was guilty?
At the trial, Meursault reflects on his growing understanding of his guilt. The realization sets in
just after he hears the doorkeeper of the Home
tell the prosecutor that Meursault smoked, slept, and drank coffee during his mother's funeral and that Meursault also declined to view his mother's body.
What was the first question the judge asked Meursault?
First he asks Meursault's
name, age, date and place of birth, and occupation
. Then it proceeds to Maman and the question of why Meursault put her in the home. Meursault says it is because he doesn't have the money to hire private help.
Why didn't Meursault see the chaplain after his sentencing?
What reasons does Meursault give for not wishing to see the chaplain after his sentencing? Meursault says that
he has nothing to say to the chaplain, that he does not feel like talking, and that he will be seeing the clergyman soon enough as it is
.
What does Meursault realize about Maman at the end of her life?
What subject does Meursault wish he had read more about?
Meursault wishes he had read more accounts of
public executions
.
Does Meursault have autism?
How does Meursault feel about Marie?
Why do you think Meursault does not like Sundays?
Sundays are a day of relaxing and a day for family, but Meursault hates Sundays because
he has no family or emotions to enjoy the day
.
What does the magistrate want to hear from Meursault?
What does the magistrate pull out of his filing cabinet?
What was the first question the judge asked Meursault?
First he asks Meursault's
name, age, date and place of birth, and occupation
. Then it proceeds to Maman and the question of why Meursault put her in the home. Meursault says it is because he doesn't have the money to hire private help.
What is a local magistrate?
Today, in some jurisdictions, a magistrate is
a judicial officer who hears cases in a lower court, and typically deals with more minor or preliminary matters
.
