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<p>The present paper intends to discuss the amount to which scapegoating (as understood by René Girard in ‘The Scapegoat’) can be applied to Camus’s novel ‘The Stranger’. While issues arise when we are trying to apply Girard’s definition of scapegoating to the famous novel by Camus, this paper shall try to prove that they are only apparent issues, and that the novel is a perfect illustration of Girard’s theory.</p>
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The present paper intends to discuss the amount to which scapegoating (as understood by René Girard in ‘The Scapegoat’) can be applied to Camus’s novel ‘The Stranger’. While issues arise when we are trying to apply Girard’s definition of scapegoating to the famous novel by Camus, this paper shall try to prove that they are only apparent issues, and that the novel is a perfect illustration of Girard’s theory.

Scapegoating in ‘The Stranger’ By Albert Camus

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The present paper intends to discuss the amount to which scapegoating (as understood by René Girard in ‘The Scapegoat’) can be applied to Camus’s novel ‘The...

Scapegoating in ‘The Stranger’ By Albert Camus

Publié en ligne: 27 avr. 2021

Pages: 89 - 96

Reçu: 01 févr. 2021

Accepté: 01 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjbpa-2021-0009

Mots clés
scapegoating, literature, contemporary novel

© 2021 Diana-Eugenia Panait-Ioncică, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Scapegoating in ‘The Stranger’ By Albert Camus

Publié en ligne: 27 avr. 2021

Pages: 89 - 96

Reçu: 01 févr. 2021

Accepté: 01 févr. 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjbpa-2021-0009

Mots clésscapegoating, literature, contemporary novel

© 2021 Diana-Eugenia Panait-Ioncică, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
scapegoating, literature, contemporary novel