Wednesday, May 1, 2013

AP Lit: Camus chapters 3-6

We read chapter 3 aloud, discussing Salamano and his dog and Raymond and his woman as character foils. We also spoke about Meursault's emotional distancing and the way sensual details such as light, sound, wet towels, smell of petrol, the sound of a lorry on cobblestones get his attention yet his mother's death or Raymond's violent acts do not seem to affect him.

Get the notes if you were absent.

Also:

Read chapters 4 to 6 which lead to Meursault's crime. Attempt to explain why he commits the crime and why once the crime is committed, he repeats it 4 more times.

Pay attention to the sun imagery: light, heat, sparkles, glints, blindness, etc