Intertextuality of The Stranger
How can there be intertextuality between The Stranger and anything else within this universe? Camus would think it absurd! The mere idea that an absurdist novel could have a connection with something other than itself seems pure rebellion against its core philosophic principles. Can one not see the inescapable irony created within the task of finding such intertextuality? But if a connection must be made, what then should it be made to? The clear answer is nothing. In Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, nothing is accomplished by Vladimir’s and Estragon’s waiting for Godot. In Albert Camus’ The Stranger Meursault’s feeling of nothingness, apathy, lack of hope, and disconnection to the world is why his life simply passes before him. It is this intertextuality between Godot and The stranger; that of nothingness, the lack of hope and ambition to take action in ones life, that ties the two works hand in hand in an existential matrim
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Approximate Word count = 634
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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