加缪简介Camus (French).pptVIP

Albert Camus L’étranger (The Stranger) Presented by JeeLoo Liu Albert Camus (1913-1960) L’étranger Main Characters(Hypothetical pictures) The Opening Aujourd’hui, maman est morte. Ou peut-être hier, je ne sais pas. Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. The Sun The sun was starting to burn my cheeks, and I could feel drops of sweat gathering in my eyebrows. The sun was the same as it had been the day I’d buried Maman, and like then, my forehead especially was huriting me, all the veins in it throbbing under the skin. It was this burning, which I couldn’t stand anymore, that made me move forward. The Shooting J’ai secoué la sueur et le soleil. J’ai compris que j’avais détruit l’équilibre du jour, le silence exceptionnel d’une plage où j’avais été heureux. Alors, j’ai tiré encore quatre fois sur un corps inerte où les balles s’enfon?aient sans qu’il y par?t. Et c’était comme quatre coups brefs que je frappais sur la porte du malheur. I shook off the sweat and sun. I knew that I had shattered the harmony of the day, the exceptional silence of a beach where I’d been happy. Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness. The Trial and the Accusation The first time, at the police station, nobody seemed very interested in my case. A week later, however, the examining magistrate looked me over with curiosity….He said very quickly, “What interests me is you.” The Charges: “Monsieur l’Antéchrist” He had shown insensitivity the day of Maman’s funeral -- he drank a cup of coffee and smoked a cigarette at the wake. He didn’t wish to see his mother’s face; didn’t know his mother’s age and did not cry at the funeral. He started dating Marie the day after the funeral, went swimming and went to a comic movie together. What was the trial about? His lawyer asked: “Come now, is my client on trial for burying his mother or for