https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v en-us 2019-02-05 18:25:02 UTC 2024-01-14 05:55:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327969035 The tensions between French and Arabic peoples is shown in chapter 1 of part II when he is meeting with the magistrate discussing the court hearing. It is very clear that the magistrate is highly religious. Meursalt writes, "But he cut me off and urged me one last time, drawing himself up to his full height and asking me if I believed in God. I said no. He said it was impossible; all men believed in God, even those who turn their backs on him." (69). This is an example of the magistrates religious nature and the difference between french and arabic religious beliefs, while Meursalt may not be religious he still represents the Arabs in the fact he is having another religion being shoved down his throat as it does not conform to the magistrates beliefs of Christianity. Many schools were conformed during the colonization of Algeria into french and christian based religion schools. This was unwelcome to many Algerian citizens as it is to Meursalt. ]]> 2019-02-05 19:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327969035 wallacejohnson1109 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327970192 Yesterday's presentation material has a lot to do with events in the book. It can be simply shown through Monseuir Mersault killing a native rather than a French person. There was a lot of racism at the time against the Algerian natives. They were allowed to vote in the French Assembly, but they only got one one hundredth of a vote in the assembly. The people that lived in Algeria that were not native Algerians felt superior to the Natives. Algeria and almost all of North and Western Africa were French held territories. This took place during "The Mad Scramble For Africa" where different European powers colonized land in Africa so they could get more raw materials for their factories during the Industrial Revolution. Also, his murder of the native person on the beach seems to have been racially motivated.]]> 2019-02-05 19:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327970192 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327970692 Yesterday, Susa and I presented on French-Arabic relations. One of the subjects that we spent more time on was racial tension, and its effects on French Algeria. In Chapter 1 of The Stranger we saw a reflection of some of those tensions. During the French occupation in Algeria, senseless violence against Arabs was not uncommon, and was used to keep the natives in line. Meanwhile, in Chapter one after Meaursalt had been arrested and processed he was placed in a cell with Arabs. He remarks that "they laughed when they saw me. Then they asked me what I was in for. I said I'd killed an Arab and they were all silent" (72). Meaursalt specifically says he "killed an Arab", not killed a person. This distinction clues the reading in on the possible racial motives of his murder. Later, Meaursalt is placed in a single cell where he is isolated form others, possibly for his protection. The laughter of the Arabs upon his arrival could have easily become violence, as he was taken as an easy target. ]]> 2019-02-05 19:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327970692 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327972010 The divide between Pied-Noirs and the rest of Arabic Algerians is reflected in the first page of chapter 2. When Meursault was arrested, he was placed in a large cell with many other prisoners. "Most of them were Arabs... they asked [him] what [he] was in for. [He] said [he'd] killed an Arab and they were silent" (72). Meursault claims that the other prisoners "laughed when they saw [him]" (72), which we must assume is because of his ethnicity. Meursault telling them that he killed an Arab made them stop laughing, which is probably because he was so frank about his crime. ]]> 2019-02-05 19:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327972010 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327973049 In Chapter 2 we see that the arabs and Meursault avoid each other in prison. Talking about the prison Meursault remembers:"one by one the Arabs were taken out"(76). Yesterday I learned that the French Algerians and arabs had a tense relationship. this shows that the guards keep them separate probably to avoid conflict.]]> 2019-02-05 19:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327973049 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327973694 One of the most prominent examples of the tensions between the native Algerians and French Algerians, as discussed and Jules and Susa's presentation, was the murder committed by Meursault. The shooting heavily implied racial tensions, as well as the pointing out of almost every Arab person that he sees. Meursault has almost no reason for going back, but he has an excuse. But he shot the body multiple times, after it was dead. That's a sign of anger or resentment. ]]> 2019-02-05 19:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327973694 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327980909 2019-02-05 19:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327980909 https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327981118 2019-02-05 19:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vannahscarborough/d6hc71zrtl6v/wish/327981118