WORLD LITERATURE & COMPOSITION

MINI-PROJECT: THE STRANGER

Mini-Project: The Stranger

Due:

Overview: You will be divided into five groups. Each group will be responsible for preparing

a different project based on The Stranger by Albert Camus. You will be present these

projects to each other when they are finished.

Group 1: Setting

Instructions: Create a map or two- and/or three-dimensional presentation of some kind on the setting of

The Stranger. Include details about the time and place the story occurs, such as geographical

details, political details, fashion details, and details about what people believed.

Group 2: Characters

Instructions: Identify and describe the major and minor characters. Then, imagine the book is being
made into a movie and choose actors and actresses to play their parts. Be sure to explain why
you chose who you chose .

Group 3: Motifs

Instructions: A motif is a recurring aesthetic element, like sensory details or a style of describing things
that is repeated throughout a work. For example, one motif in The Stranger is the author’s use of short,

simple syntax. This stylistic element recurs throughout the book. For this project, identify two other
motifs. Prepare a presentation of some sort, including a brief rationale that explains each motif.

Group 4: Symbols

Instructions: A symbol is a concrete object that represents an abstract idea. One symbol in The Stranger

is Meursault physical imprisonment in the jail, which represents the spiritual imprisonment he suffers as

a result of an existential crisis. Identify three other symbols in The Stranger and prepare a presentation

that explains them for the class.

Group 5: Themes

Instructions: A themes is a universal or philosophical idea that is at the center of a story. For example,

one theme of The Stranger is the individual versus society, insofar as Meursault’s beliefs are challenged

by the popular, albeit religious, belief in God and an afterlife in Heaven. Identify two other themes in

The Stranger and prepare a presentation that explains them to the class.