Lucy" by Jamaica Kincaid, and "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. Specifically, it contains a comparative analysis of the main characters in the two books on the concept of self, proposed by Robert C.

Solomon in his book, "The Big Questions." These two characters are controversial and mean different things to different readers. Some see them as cold and unemotional, while others see them as figuratively standing for truth and the utter truth of self.

The two characters in these two novels are unusual, to say the least. However, each of them fully embodies Robert C. Solomon's ideas on self, and self-knowledge. Solomon writes, "A person's self-identity is the way he or she characterizes his or her essential self" (Solomon 196). Thus, a person who is comfortable with their own self-identity does not need to conform to other's views and societal forces, and these two characters are quite comfortable with themselves...
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