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The Joy

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The Joy	comment	A novel by philosopher Charles Pépin, released in 2015 in France. It is a somehow Remake/ Spiritual Sequel to Camus' The Stranger, as it features a character that greatly resembles Meursault and his philosophy.Solaro is a joyful man. His mom is dying, his father suffers from depression due to the latter, his business is not looking good, but still: he is always joyful, as he constantly lives in the moment and takes pleasures in everyday's little miracles (such as a flower managing to sprout from the bitumen). One day he gets assaulted and beaten up by a group of youths, he however doesn't really care and quickly goes back to his daily life, which includes having an affair with a married woman named Louise. Some later while he is with a friend, Solaro comes across the persons who beat him up and try to just pass, but his friend Ange (a racist with a hot temper) insults one of them which ends up with him taking out his gun and Solaro killing him. Solaro thus pass to judgement and is condemned to 15 years of prison (mostly due to his ever joyful attitude even in the face of his mother's death).
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The Joy / int_17640aa8	type	The Anti-Nihilist
The Joy / int_17640aa8	comment	The Anti-Nihilist: Like Meursault before him, Solaro is happy with his simple life as it is and doesn't try or want to change it. He is perfectly happy (or rather joyful) with things as they are. Even after being beaten up, he finds joy in the act of crying. This poses a problem for people as due to their habit of complaining for the smallest things, they are seen by Solaro as not being as joyful he is in the face of (seemingly?) bad situations.
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The Joy / int_1c5002bc	type	The Stoic
The Joy / int_1c5002bc	comment	The Stoic: Solaro is one in the philosophical meaning of the term. He just accepts everything and is simply happy that "the world exist as it is", and doesn't wish for things to be different.
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The Joy / int_23781532	type	Ironic Name
The Joy / int_23781532	comment	Ironic Name: "Ange" isn't a really nice guy.
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The Joy / int_382a6399	type	The Hero Dies
The Joy / int_382a6399	comment	The Hero Dies
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The Joy / int_55232afa	type	Politically Incorrect Hero
The Joy / int_55232afa	comment	Politically Incorrect Hero: The press paints Solaro as a rich racist due to him being friend with Ange, a radical right supporter. But it is far from the truth.
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The Joy / int_6bda9a30	type	Meaningful Name
The Joy / int_6bda9a30	comment	Meaningful Name: Solaro, a reference to the sun and his ever-brighting attitude.
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The Joy / int_a74ca4fc	type	The Peeping Tom
The Joy / int_a74ca4fc	comment	The Peeping Tom: The guards at the prison does this occasionally when Louise and Solaro are having a conjugal visit.
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The Joy / int_b0a529cb	type	Extreme Doormat
The Joy / int_b0a529cb	comment	Extreme Doormat: Solaro, though he seems happier than Meursault.
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The Joy / int_d08a19c4	comment	Immodest Orgasm: Solaro and Louise are frequently having this.
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The Joy / int_e0dc6390	type	Go Among Mad People
The Joy / int_e0dc6390	comment	Go Among Mad People: A few years after his imprisonement, Solaro is transferred to a mental institute as he doesn't exhibit any sadness or disturbance in prison, and people are convinced that something is wrong in his head. However he doesn't try to disprove this and just avoid swallowing pills, and still manage to be joyful.
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The Joy / int_e28f88b8	comment	Last-Name Basis
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The Joy / int_e5421161	type	Expy
The Joy / int_e5421161	comment	Expy: Solaro is one to Meursault. Solaro is however seemingly more humane than Meursault as he is quite sadden by his mother's death. One critique even said that Solaro was a "lover of the sun", a comment that has often been made about Meursault, and giving that both of their name are a reference to the sun. Ange is also one to Raymond.
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The Joy / int_e563bf09	type	Insistent Terminology
The Joy / int_e563bf09	comment	Insistent Terminology: A meta-exemple. Charles Pépin, the author of the novel, insists that Solaro isn't happy (which he defines as a sense of satisfaction over a general existence), but joyful/cheerful.
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The Joy / int_e567510d	type	Determinator
The Joy / int_e567510d	comment	Determinator: Solaro's father. He was a socialist all his life, despite being a business leader and never ceased to be one, never giving up on his ideals no matter how hard times were. This however turns to be the cause of his depression: the same way he couldn't accept injustices, he just can't accept the death of his wife, which draws a stark contrast with his son, who is just plainly accepting of everything.
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The Joy / int_e7db27c7	type	Sympathetic P.O.V.
The Joy / int_e7db27c7	comment	Sympathetic P.O.V.: Solaro manages to paint Ange (see above) in a sympathetic light.
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