Student Name: Emma Stanard 

Title of Work : ​The Stranger 

 
  Character   Theme   Plot   Connection to the seven 
Choose a character or pair of  Choose a theme in work and  Choose an aspect of the plot  concepts: (identity, culture, 
characters and what purpose  explain its significance to the  (point of view, conflict,  creativity, communication, 
they serve in the work. Then,  work as a whole. Then, describe  resolution, etc) and explain how  perspective, transformation, 
describe how the author  how the author conveys this  the author crafts the work as a  and representation) 
achieves this purpose.    theme.    whole.    Choose at least one of the seven 
concepts and explain how the 
style and content of the work 
relates to the concept.  
 

5-7 sentence  Meursault is the main  One prominent theme in ​The  The main conflict in the novel is  The style and content of ​The 
explanation of ideas  character in ​The Stranger​. He  Stranger​ is the idea of freedom.  Meursault committing murder.  Stranger​ relate to the concept of 
in the work.   is the narrator and the whole  Freedom is a significant theme  This act marks a turning point in  transformation. The 
book is told from his  in the novel because the whole  his life and occurs right at the  transformation of Meursault and 
perspective. Meursault serves  second half is about Meursault  end of the first half of the novel.  his thought process is central to 
as the lens through which the  being imprisoned. The paradox  Before this point, Meursault was  the novel. By placing the turning 
reader sees the events of the  of freedom and imprisonment is  pretty much just drifting  point right in the middle of the 
story. The story is told in first  a prominent way in which  through life with little passion  book, the reader is able to 
person, so the reader gets a  Camus conveys the theme of  or motivation. After this conflict,  clearly see Meursault before and 
look at the inner workings of  freedom. Meursault is able to  Meursault no longer has the  after. The novel is about 
Meursault’s mind. He often  find freedom in his time in  freedom to drift and begins a  Meursault and his journey and 
describes things with little  prison. The idea of finding true  journey of introspection. The  thoughts so the reader clearly 
emotion.   freedom within oneself is  conflict is central to the plot and  sees his transformation. The 
central to ​The Stranger.​   message of the novel.   story is told from Meursault’s 
perspective so the reader sees 
his inner transformation from 
his point of view.  
Author technique or  - Point of view  - Motifs (colors, sky)  - Point of view  - Point of view 
strategies (bullet  - Character foils  - Paradox  - Setting (prison in part 2)  - Conflict 
points)  (Raymond-- in the  - Setting (prison)  - Imagery in describing  - Motifs (colors) 
  sense that he is  the conflict 
You may wish to  passionate where  - Motifs -- sun, colors, sky 
consider: motifs,  Meursault is not) 
symbols, character  - Motifs (colors, sky) 
foils, narrative  show Meursault’s 
technique, plot  emotions 
structure.