caricature

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More than 80 years after he was created in Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger,” Meursault is still the same chilling prophet of alienation, a walking caricature of emotionlessness who is nevertheless spellbinding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

She’s more caricature than character; an idea without a purpose.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

A caricature of this look hangs permanently at the establishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

All of these biographies offer a full accounting of Roosevelt’s virtues and faults without resorting to caricature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

She stared at the framed caricature of Dike that hung on her wall, Dike’s ears comically pointed, and wondered what Obinze was feeling.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie