Victims of Society in The Outsider and Antigone Essay -- Meursault Ant

Victims of Society in The foreigner and AntigoneBoth Meursault and Antigone are the protagonists in their stories.They fill oft in common, such as the fact that they explain theirimpending destructions as refractory by dowery, even though each seems to have aneasy means of surviving. Both are willing to die for what they believeis right. The concept of fate is quite dissimilar between the texts. InAntigone, a Chorus tells you at the beginning of the play thatAntigone will die. Antigone uses the excuse of fate to explain her take indeath to Creon, where as in The Outsider fate is much more(prenominal) subtle.First I will look at The Outsider and Meursault. Albert Camus wrotethis refreshful as a challenge against the death penalty and the confederationthat imposes it. It reflects his empirical philosophy including howwe do not trust people that are different, that society would ratherhear lies then the truth if the truth makes them uncomfortable, andthat people with diffe rent views to the majority are persecuted.Camus choice of Meursault, an unusual person, who does not play thegame, enables him to demonstrate this argument.Meursaults scratch line words are Mother died today. He is very quiet anddetached and likes to stick to events around him like a spectator,regardless of their importance to him. At his mothers funeral, hedoes not cry, he smokes and drinks coffee, and this turns out to bethe reason for his execution. It may seem that the fact thatMeursault is killed because of the way he acts at his mothers funeralis a sign of hubris, much like Creons in Antigone, who does notrespect Polynices death properly.Camus shows us Meursaults philosophy is a hedonistic one he actslike each day is his last. His bo... ...nes destiny is argued by all the individual characters, eacharguing lonesome(prenominal) for the side that benefits themselves. The Chorus arguesfor fate to justify its existence, Creon argues for it to justify hisdecision to have Antig one executed, Heamon argues against it becausehe wants Antigone to live on.These two stories rely on inevitability to remove attention away fromthe storyline, and bring the focus onto the issues they raise. Camuswished to persuade people that the death penalty was unjust and wrong,while Anouilh wanted to encourage a good sense of rebellion among thepeople of occupied France during World War 2. In The Outsider and inAntigone both of the main characters believe that they are destined todie, nice martyrs for their authors causes.Bibliography============Anouilh, Jean - Antigone, 1944Camus, Albert - The Outsider, 1942