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this is only in fragments so that i can at least verify that my points are shared and pertinent to the theme. i need to fragment everything before i can put it together as a whole abstract.

-theme: alienation through the ethical judgments of aesthetecism (i figured this will at least more clearly tie in both existential ideas and meursault's character)
-the aesthetecism is the "meaning" behind meursault's character/actions
-we are referring to his means of existence and contentment with life- indulgence in some form of physicality
-specifically, meursault notes/recognizes this judgment of his moral (or shall we say ethical?) character during his mother's vigil and in the courtroom.
-quote: "They were all looking at me: I realized that they were the jury." (Camus 83) "For a second I had the ridiculous feeling that they were there to judge me." (Camus 10) -Now that I think about it, should we reverse the order?
-we shall describe meursault's alienation via the medium of dance, a dance that is not meant to interpret but to merely express.

this, of course, is a rather shabby construct of the idea. but hopefully the holes can be filled.