Stranger: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Stranger. Pick one to read it.

• Final Solutionin 321 titlesKindler is revealed to have been one of the architects of the Holocaust. The Stranger also shows actual footage of the concentration camps and was one of the first fictional films to do so.Read →
• All Germans Are Nazisin 316 titlesKindler, pretending to be the anti-fascist "Charles Rankin", claims that the desire for authoritarian leadership is inherent in the German mentality and uses this as an argument for the complete dest…Read →
• Never My Faultin 2,375 titlesAfter he sets a trap for Mary at the church, he is upset when Mary tells him that she sent Noah to the church in her place.Read →
• Heel–Face Door-Slamin 558 titlesMeinike finds religion during his time in jail and decides to dedicate the rest of his life to atoning for his participation in the Holocaust.Read →
• Out-of-Character Alertin 550 titlesA casual discussion of the German character turns to Karl Marx, which leads the ostensibly anti-Nazi Rankin to respond by saying, "But Marx wasn't a German; Marx was a Jew."Read →
• He Knows Too Muchin 1,281 titlesKindler does away with Meinike for this reason, as Meinike is the only person still alive who knows what he looks like.Read →