Albert Camus The Fall Summary and Analysis
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Albert Camus The Fall Summary and Analysis
The Fall, by Albert Camus, was first published in its original French in 1956 and a year later in English. It is considered one of Camus most philosophical works of fiction. Jean-Baptiste Clamence confesses what has brought him from Paris to Amsterdam to a stranger at a bar called Mexico City. Here we discover the reasons for Clamence’s fall from innocents, and why he judges himself the way he does.
"Confess your sins before your drink." That'll be my new motto. I confess I haven't read The Fall, and I am heartily sorry for it, and will remedy that soon. This was, as usual, great.
Oh! I think you would really like it! With your familiarity with his style of writing, he is often at his best in this one. A really great read. 😎
Its called i don't care when you're dead
The idea of everyone else forgetting something the protagonist is obsessing over and is ashamed about is so interesting. I think that is something we all experienced but no one talks about. Wonderful discussion points as always! 😊
I agree, it is funny how we actually do that in life. Half the things we stress about when it comes to others, no one is actually thinking about. We really can be the worst kind of judge.
Just finished 'The Fall'. My first time reading Camus, loved it. Very thought provoking, a little above my level but going to start 'The Plague' next.
Thanks for taking the time to explain it for the 'Plebeians' of the world 😂
This is my favorite novel by Camus, and to see you have done a review on it made my day. The quote you have at the beginning- ‘Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.’-is so great. The video quality was excellent, as was the editing and cuts, and you had me laugh aloud many times. I thought you wonderfully described how the “laugh out of nowhere” slowly developed into an obsession, a laugh which perhaps resulted from his repression of the memory of the suicide he ignored. I also loved how you tied everything into Kant and ended on the great question, “Is the examined life worth living?” In fact, if we’re all hypocrites, the examined life might always be “the confessed life,” which changes the question: “Is the confessed life worth living?” And this could beg us to ask ourselves, “Could I live under the weight of my own judgement?” A hard question to answer, hard and heavy. Anyway, well done!
Oh! Thank you so much! I think it is my favorite of his as well. I go back and forth with this one and the Stranger. And yes! I like that much better "is the confessed life worth living?" It seems as though we are unexcepted by the gaze of the other as object, while simultaneously being crushed by the weight of our own judgment of our interior. Thank you so much for the meaningful comment--I though it has only been recent, I hold your opinion on such subjects very high. So thank you!
@@attention5638 ‘It seems as though we are unexcepted by the gaze of the other as object, while simultaneously being crushed by the weight of our own judgment of our interior.’-Extremely well put! Listening to this was my delight! And thank you for your kind words. I’m very much looking forward to continuing the exploration of your channel: I’ve already marked many for my “Watch List.” Your literary tastes are excellent.
Another video where Pae makes me laugh, think, and want to read all the books! Thanks, Pae! :)
Haha, those are three of the best things! 😊😎
Awesome stuff man love your work keep it up still works years later!
Thank you so much for checking this out! Luckily, I will be back posting by the end of this month--lots to come out on Camus, Sartre, and the usual suspects of that time! 😎
Another cool video! You've given me some ideas for my own videos for when I buy my house and set up my new library space 👍📚
Oh yeah? That is really awesome! I look forward to seeing that, for sure! 😎
One of the things I will never regret is subscribing to your youtube channel. You represent Literature in such a simplistic and humorous way... the philosophy in literature is not something everyone identifies especially where I am from.
Thank you so much, my friend. Always good to see you here! And yes, I agree. It doesn't seem like it is a reason too many people read. But, it is for sure the reason I like to read. 😊😎
Thank you! Def a challenging read for me- this cleared it up and got me thinking. Great review
Oh! Thank you so much! It is a novel that gets one thinking, for sure!
The Fall is such a great book, and so is this video! Thank you so much for this. It really made me grasp the depth of the book.
Thank you so much for checking this out! The Fall may be my favorite work of his. 😊
@@attention5638why about getting back .. did that work is fvrt for u
Very interesting video, thanks for talking about it and sharing your thoughts. It is how any dialogue should be. And I felt a part of one during this video. Reading 'Notes from the Underground' by Fyodor Dostoevsky followed by 'The Fall' is a thought-provoking way to think about both books. Like any book, they can be syntopically read. But, I believe Camus drew a lot of his stylistic writing and themes from Dostoevsky. I had multiple flags while reading the fall of the terms or nuances from The Underground but used them in a way to show Camus world view.
Haha I loved the picture of him that you chose when you said “and of course.. suicide! Because this is Camus!”. Great review and comments.
Hahaha, yes! That was a perfect photo for that moment. 😅
I think You take him Too easy . I think he have much will power to Take his seat again .
Fantastic analysis, sounds like a light hearted cheerful read.
Hahaha, as is everything he has done. 😅
I am digging your videos😃
It’s been more than twenty five years since I read this novel. Maybe I should reread it.
I think your ability to edit videos is fantastic. I’m a retired computer programmer but I wouldn’t have the patience or attention to detail to make something like this. Keep it up.
Thank you so much! I do spend too much time editing, I have to admit, but I figure, I might as well take the time if I am going to post it. 😊😊
very interesting as usual, the charity for status mechanism is definitely very real for a lot of people, i really need to get around to camus, although im going to start from l'etranger (btw i liked the 'new style' :-) )
The Stranger is the best place to start with him. It is a quick read, but I think you will like it.😊😎
Been saving this for when I got back and had time and man alive, what a delight as always! I love Camus but have not read the fall yet because (insert no good excuse). I didn't mind you spoiling this at all as it only got me more excited to move it up the list faster, and I know there is always more to grasp individually.
Oh! Absolutely! Like all novels like this one, the story itself is less relevant that what it is being communicated. It would be difficult to spoil it--you would very much like this one. I remember hearing you talk about The Stranger. Though it is expressing something very different, it is just as good. I can never make up my mind which one I prefer. If I had to choose.
@@attention5638how you know he talk truth or not
@@attention5638and as he change from all his confess and talk another story .. how you define which one is true .. Meet him personally and let him know what happened I believe than he tells the truth ..
Thank you 🙏🌸
Thank you for taking the time to listen! 😊
Oh! I’m so glad you did an analysis on The Fall! Oh Camus…so optimistic…like Kierkegaard 🤣 The first time I read this it didn’t quite click, because I think I was reading it at face value. Now that I watched this video I’m like, “Ah! It makes so much sense!!” Now I want to reread it again. It’s sounds morbid, but my favorite scene is when the lady jumps from the bridge and he doesn’t go to help her.
Great setup too! I like the discussion between you and Stellar! Keep it up! 😁🤓
Hi Sam...ummm...do you by any chance have $50,000 I can borrow?😢
Thank you! And yes! It is definitely a novel that would demand more than one read to fully get what he is talking about. It always helps to have a background of Camus' philosophy as well 😊😎
@@stevencorey1278 Sorry Steven 😬 I’m broke! You’re on your own!
@@GreenerSideOfSam Happy Thanksgiving!!! All in good fun....wait, if I pawn this semi truck. Its still in good shape. Gotta be somebody out there with 50K.😀
@@stevencorey1278 Happy Thanksgiving!
Heck yeah, this was worth the wait!
Haha yeah, I wanted to reread it as it had been a while since I had 😅 I think I still like it better than the Stranger
@@attention5638 It's probably one of my favourites of his so far!
@@attention5638If it's worth than Respect for what it's worth brother
"Terrible people make good politicians" 💯💯💯 Don't think I've ever read Camus, but The Fall sounds interesting. Appreciated your analysis. 🙂
Thank you very much! It is a good one, for sure. 😊
Thanks dude!! I just got done reading this yesterday and was having a hard time with this one. Just some of the dialog was drawn out and I would say just get to the point man. Lol but I felt he was selfish in his own way and what a strange justification of judgment. Well put.
I'm sold! I'll check it out.
Definitely! I think you would like it, seeing what you typically read. 😊
Just completed my second read of The Fall and went to YT to see what others think. Thanks for your video dude
Thank you so much for checking this out! It is a great novella, and it is always great to hear people go back to it for a second read--there will always be something new taken from it. 😎
Your sarcasm is brilliant 😂
How did I miss a Camus video?! Amsterdam being hell? No way! That place is so much fun haha. Ooh, you should watch Mad Men it's so esoteric! The ending of the series is amazing! I need to read this one!
That was my first thought when realizing he was relating Amsterdam to hell haha. But then again, if I ever go, I would probably not make it back. haha😅 I do kind of want to check out Mad Men, as well. Haha. I have a feeling I would like it.
Confess your sins before you drink. That's tattoo worthy :D
Kant would have really gotten a kick out of those surveys for "why did you choose our company/product?"
That will have to be my next tattoo haha. Hhahah, I would hate to be on the receiving end of that survey hahah😅
That's your gift for him .😢
Oh, I haven't read The Fall. This discussion was wonderful. After I graduated from college, I saved up money and went on a trip to Europe to both Paris and Amsterdamn (as well as touring around England), so I bet I would find this story even more interesting than just taking in the philosophical themes. Amsterdam was wild... :)
Oh, I bet! I wish I could travel around there. That must have been pretty awesome. Although, if I ever went to Amsterdam, I don't believe I would make it out alive. 😂🤣
@@attention5638So you Got all from his story and you aspect you don't find him alive .. waoo what a brief judgment.. You must b on that side who turns you on him .. that's for what partners have Compromised and already wrote the end
Me here loving to listen to your point of view🥰
Oh! Thank you so much!!😊😊
I'm entertained by your videos no matter which way you choose to do them 🤗 I was also a big fan of Mad Men so I appreciate the Don Draper reference lol
One day, I am going to have to watch that show. I don't even know how I know about it haha
@@attention5638same like mr.atish don't know how he get involved
I love the hand raise every single cut lmao
Man alive you are hard to keep up with!
I see someone has entrenched views on politicians. Haha. 😁
One day I will get round to reading Camus and forming some thoughts of my own. Because of you I look forward to that day.
Hey James! Good to see you! I have actually been a way for a bit, but really glad to hear that you are wanting to read Camus. I would start with The Stranger, if you do decide to. Though I like The Fall more, it may not be the best place to start, as it is pretty heavy with his philosophy and all. 😊😎
Great analysis Pae :). I’m beginning to think I’d be a big fan of Camus…if I ever got around to picking up one of his works.
Thank you so much, Amy! And yes! I bet you would get a lot out of his novels. I would love to hear what you think of him! 😊
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Great analysis. Just thought of this. The novella is named The fall which allures to both the fall of the lady in black from the bridge and also that of Camus' own realisation of his fall from the morally high pedestal he thought he had justifiably occupied all these years. I am planning to read The Stranger this week sometime. 😊
Yes! That is very true--and, there is a third reason for the title. There is a lot of religious symbolism in the book, where Paris is representative of heaven, and Amsterdam hell, The Fall also represents the "fall of man." 😊😎
@@attention5638I think All of you must read first the main subject by directly.. because the other two subjects just fooling just for money they got from you all .. He Still never reveal the real truth .. the other both are just give that recordings in which they are Innocent and clear .. and they both are combined .. For money for attenshion just greedy ..
The 'Oh Well Elmo' was the sleeper hit of 2017 Christmas campaigns...underestimated!
Hahaha, it was the first gif that came up when I Googled "oh well." hahah 😅
The Fall sounds so good I really wanna read it asap!
Oh, you should! Though very different from The Stranger, just as good.😎
Because stranger got the life experience and I think stranger don't see what happens with him .. But Both collectively Make him burn .. And one who make stranger to do this is his partner
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I love It I almost finish it today I start to read it ❣️
That is so great to hear!😊 It is probably my favorite of his fiction. I am glad you like it!
Great analysis! Kept this video until I have read the book. Finished it yesterday and I think it's my favourite by Camus so far.
I am missing your videos. Hope you are doing okay.
Oh! Thank you so much and so good to hear from you! It is my favorite of Camus fiction, for sure.😎 I have so many videos planned or need editing, I have just been in a move that is taking forever to get my things to be able to continue haha I may go mad 😅
@@attention5638 I know how you feel. Moving is the worst. I keep my fingers crossed that it will find an end soon.
What I like about Camus, is his insight through his shadow, especially since he is a male, I'm fascinated by that we all know what's right but some try to just bury it deep down ❤
Absolutely, and very well said! I like that phrase, "his insight through his shadow." That captures his style of expression very well. Thank you!
Buddy you have no clue what you just did for me man. I have a French Literature exam tomorrow, and just found out about it an hour ago. You literally saved me! Thank you!
These are always my favorite comments! I am glad this helped, you will rock the exam!😎
@@attention5638 Aye! Appreciate it man. Have a great day!
@@attention5638 Also, I have a question you may or may not be able to answer, but if you had to pick a paragraph of this book to present in an oral exam, which one would you pick? Ideally something which you can use to mention a bunch of themes present in the book.
Anyhow, I get this is very out of the ordinary, so no worries if you can't answer it lol.
@@MILE011 Great question! There are many themes in The Fall, and what rings throughout is the theme of hypocrisy in a world, or life that is ultimately absurd. Clemence, the narrator, engages in conversation that forces introspection-who he believed himself to be (or who he sought to be), and who he actually was becomes blurred to the point that any identification of self is impossible. A good paragraph that expresses this can be found on page 119 of the Vintage International edition, where he states: "Don't lies eventually lead to truth? And don't all my stories, true or false, tend toward the same conclusion? Don't they all have the same meaning? So what does it matter whether they are true or false if, in both cases, they are significant of what I have been and of what I am? Sometimes it is easier to see clearly into the liar than into the man who tells the truth. Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object." Here we are given a great example of his paradoxical nature, which he has come to realize after self examination. One could even argue that Clemence is giving justification for his hypocrisy. Despite its paradoxical nature, hypocrisy reveals man's deeper vocation and the psychoanalytical nature of desire.
@@attention5638 Damn, that's an amazing answer! Thanks a million.
Another great one. I’ve only read The Plague and that certainly made me want to read more and I picked up an Everyman edition with a few of them in there. Hope one of them is this one. Fairly sure it is, actually!
The Plague has definitely become his most popular work after these last two years haha and it is a good one for sure. But I do much prefer this one and The Stranger. I think I would even take his play "Caligula" over The Plague. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on his work, for sure! 😊😎
@@attention5638 I have The Meursault Investigation, which is a response to The Stranger, I think? So I wouldn’t mind reading both to see what that’s like.
@@SpringboardThought Oh yes!! That novel has been on my list for a while now! I really need to get to it.
I know him
@Frasersimons I know him personally and here in the book much things are created
Your experimentations are great, have at it! \o/
Thank you so much! I will probably keep doing videos like this, see if they do any better or not haha. 😎
There's way too much that I want to comment on this, that I will limit myself. Was Camus mentioning the Pont de Bir-Hakeim bridge? While you were talking about this part, it reminded me of the movie Inception and the bridge scene. Also, we know our sins better than any person. The examined life is absolutely worth living if the same mistakes aren't made and life is improved. The people who refuse to examine life live in cognitive dissonance. They can't handle the truth. Great video.
I am not sure what bridge it would have been, I don't remember him mentioning it. If he did, I missed it. And I do agree, as I do not agree with a lot of Camus basic premise. But I can see where he is coming from IF one were to accept his philosophy as a whole. 😊
@@attention5638he coming from that way so you confirmed waaoo Did you See him confirmed as you think
Well it worked for me. Thank you sir:)
Thank you for checking out these videos! Always nice to known people still read these works 😊
Yeh It works For Many Of them.. because He's a Popular personality as like others around him .. people loves him more than those who hates for their own
Speaking of performing good deeds publicly for the recognition...and politicians...I am learning a surprising amount of this side of Trudeau as I read FNMI memoirs...
Oh! I would love to hear you talk about that! Yeah...I have a bit to say on his handling on certain issues in regard to FN. To say the least.
@@attention5638 I definitely will when I wrap-up November!
@@MargaretPinardso read them till your last November nothing Happened as Some people's wish..
@@MargaretPinard you read memories so is that diff from he tells about.. You just read cover of the book and judge as you think
you went for the clown, I thought the troll under the bridge...classic ;D
AHH! That would have been much better, yes. haha. Just got carried away. 😅
I think I need to reread Camus. _The Fall_ sounds interesting. I love stories about terrible people who do things for their own selfish reasons. Are you surprised? 🤣 I judge myself all the time. Maybe I could relate to it. I think I was too young for Camus when I read him. I've read _The Stranger,_ and _The Plague._ I don't really remember them.
I can definitely see you getting along with this book haha Though, there is no real story, but mainly a bunch on monologues, it is worth knowing exactly what it is before getting into. If you do decide to read it, it is a short book in page length, but a long one with thought process haha.
Çok güzel 👍👍
Thank you so much! 😊
Can I just interrupt this existential crisis to comment on the dapper, handsome Don Draper? 😍 Sorry, Pae. You put him in there, and I couldn’t resist. I was a huge fan of Mad Men.
Hahaha, I have never seen the show, so I am not even sure if there is any similarity at all. I really have no idea why Don Draper comes to mind when thinking about this character haha 😅
Waaoo what a fake propegenda
Andre Linoge: "You don't like 'knowing', do you?" Michael Anderson: "Not your brand of it...you see only the bad and none of the good." Andre Linoge: "By in large, constable, the good is an illusion, fables people tell themselves so they can get through their days without screaming too much..." Stephen King-Storm of the Century. Hope it fits.😀
Oh! That definitely fits! I haven't read a lot of King, but I really need to. He seems to have a lot i think i would like. 😎
@@attention5638 He's one author who has been motivated by the classics while staying contemporary and mainstream. You'll definitely see the good stuff (appealing to the intellect) as well as the sensational stuff (appealing to those who just want a good fright.)😀
@@attention5638 BTW, Happy Thanksgiving!
@@stevencorey1278 Yeah, that is what I have been noticing while hearing other reviews of his novels. He does seem to keep a lot of the classics in mind.
And thank you! Although, being Canadian, our Thanksgiving was a bit ago 😅
You are one bright button. 🤨
Thank you so.much for checking this out 😊
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A place where people confess their sins while at the same time condemning you for yours... I'm pretty sure I've been there...
Same here. Haha Maybe we all have at one time or another. 🤔
@@attention5638 Highly possible! 😆
It's Infront of you .. see how much faces u have that's why I wrote you as fake
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"I drink, therefore, I Camus"
Amen! 🍻 haha
As I know he never use alcohal or not like drinking
strange but not stranger
That is correct!😅
This dude though....
In Tyler we trust.
@@attention5638😂😂 tailor ..not tylor
MC sounds like his guilt is less reality-based than he thinks. I don't believe evil people are this self-reflective or burdened with pangs of guilt as a rule.
This is actually an incredibly good point that, despite how many times I have read this little book, never considered. But you are absolutely right. Someone that is truly evil at heart, does not take into consideration if they are or not. Now I need to reread this again, just with this in mind. Hahah. Thank you! 😊
*day brightens noticably post reading of reply. Words seem superfluous, but emojis seem too impersonal. Ah well. When in Internet Land--*
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