{"id":546,"date":"2014-06-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=546"},"modified":"2015-06-22T17:48:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T00:48:03","slug":"stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2014\/stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger — Teen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

–review by Josh, teen reviewer<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Stranger by Albert Camus<\/h2>\n

The concept of this novel alone is thought-provoking enough to spend hours analysing. A man arrives in a city in France after his mother dies, and after killing someone in self-defense, is put on trial; the main driving force of the animosity towards him is that he’s a stranger, and nothing is really known about him. That theme alone is powerful and speaks volumes about human nature’s tendency to assume guilt in others, or to find a scapegoat. This book covers all that, and then decides to dive deeper. While in jail for this crime he undergoes extensive self-examination, cultivating to an ultimate theme of “What is the meaning of life?”. A short novel, it covers an impressive range of subjects, views, moods, and themes that can easily leave a reader thinking about it for weeks afterwards; to me, a sign of how excellent this book truly is. – Josh, teen reviewer<\/p>\n

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Find the book in our library: The Stranger<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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