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Religion intro

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Camus was not a religious man, but religion was very popular in Algeria
*Philosophical Novel
- Representation of absurdism
- Le contraire du Christianisme
*Character of ‘l’aumônier’
*Jesus Christ Comparisons
*Justice system

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Religion 1st paragraph

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*M. is not a Christian
- ‘Je ne croyais pas en Dieu’
- ‘Maman, sans être athée, n’avait jamais pensé de son vivant à la religion’ – religious burial not expected at time
*Absurdisme - il n’y a pas de sens à la vie
- ‘Cela ne veut rien dire’
*Les chrétiens – Dieu donne un sens à la vie
- à cause de sa philosophie, il est athée
*Not a criticism of religion – just one perspective
*RTQ

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Religion 2nd paragraph

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*L’aumônier représente la religion – explain place in novel
*M. is not interested
- ‘Ce dont il me parlait ne m’intéressait pas’
*Friendly to M.
- ‘Mon ami’
- ‘Dieu vous aiderait alors’
*M.’s anger highlights conflict between religion with absurd
- La vie après la mort
- ‘Voulez-vous, s’est-il exclamé, que ma vie n’ait pas de sens?’
*RTQ

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Religion 3rd paragraph

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M. is like Jesus Christ in many ways
*Threat to society
- Camus: ‘la société se sent menacé’
*Non conformity
- ‘L’étranger’’
*Public execution
- ‘il me restait à souhaiter qu’il y ait beaucoup de spectateurs le jour de mon exécution’
- ‘monsieur l’Antéchrist’
*RTQ

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Religion 4th paragraph

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M. has to either lie or fact death
- ‘J’ai repondu que non.’
- ‘Il m’a dit que c’était impossible’
*La laïcité - state should not intervene
*le crucifixe d’argent représente la religion et le fait que M. ne l’accepte pas
‘Il en a tiré un crucifix d’argent qu’il a brandi en revenant vers moi.’
*Knock on court system
*RTQ

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Religion conclusion

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Complex topic
*Very powerful and important
*Makes him more of an outsider
*Sentences him to death
Does not insult religion, but shows its importance

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