1. Camus's Characterization of Meursault in The Outsider
... grieving son as expected by those around him. The simple sentence structure conveys brevity in matters of great emotional depth, further reflecting how Meursault's dispassionate nature extends towards his disregard for human relationships. While grief is a heavy and debilitating emotion, the convention remains that one shows an emotional response to the death of a loved one and this typical response is ... wearing a pretty red and white striped dress and leather sandals"" (Camus 24), which reflects that his interest in the relationship is strictly physical; the relationship therefore ha...
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