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Meursault is distant from set plans, ambitions, desires, love, and emotions in general. He has a difficult time with emotions such as regret and compassion. The reader sees the nature of his personality in the first few lines of the novel: "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know." When he hears of the death of his mother through a telegram, he is unattached, and can be considered uncaring. His mother's death serves to interrupt the flow of Meursault's life, a life dedicated to appreciating tangible things. He wished she had not died, but her death made no real impact on his life other than temporarily disturbing his daily lifestyle. The discomfort on the bus and the overbearingly hot burial were caused by her death. He recalls this discomfort as he shoots the Arab. But Meursault does not force himself to fake emotions, which is probably why he harbors so little resentment. His apparent lack of emotion is what lands him in trouble in the courtroom, for people think his nature to be that of a heartless murderer. He does have some relatively good characteristics, such as his honesty. Meursault also possesses the ability to logically evaluate a situation without becoming panic-stricken. Everything he does and says is in such a nonchalant manner that one wonders what it takes to make him tense.
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Camus's way of creating a contrast between the two faces of Meursault is by separating the book into parts. The first part describes Meursault as an indifferent character, the second as a changed and intellectual man. This separation is helpful in understanding the changing nature of Meursault. Part I of the novel is just Meursault's commentary on the events going on around him. Part II is Meursault's commentary on his life in which he attempts to understand existence and what it stands for. He is conscious of every aspect of his experience, both past and present. In Part I, the reader sees that Meursault is devoid of emotion and lacks the sort of emotion that makes a person vulnerable.
I think that according to this definition, in the book The Stranger, by Albert Camus, the character Meursault, does not act with integrity. ... Meursault does not get involved with his life. ... I did not like the character, and I was waiting for something more to come of him. ... Camus's character was never really known by anyone. He was the Stranger. ...
The Stranger For Camus, freedom arises in awareness of one's life, the every-moment life, an intense glorious life that needs no redeeming, no regrets, no tears. ... In a sense, The Stranger is a parable of Camus" philosophy, with emphasis on that which is required for freedom. Meursault, hero of The Stranger, is not a person one would be apt to meet in reality in this respect; Meursault does not achieve the awakening of consciousness, so essential to freedom and to living Camus" philosophy until the very end of the book, yet he has lived his entire life in according with the morality o...
First published in 1946, The Stranger was Camus' first novel. ... The story begins with the death of the main characters' mother. ... The sun almost becomes a character in itself. ... Meursault being the narrator of the story, never fully develops the character of Marie. ... I feel this symbolizes hope for our main character. ...
How Merusault Changes In The Stranger By Camus Meursault appears to be a typical, middle-class young man. ... This, the opening line of The Stranger, foreshadows Meursault's attitude toward everything else in the first half of the book. ... However, at the end of the first part of the book, Meursault's life and character change. ... Unlike Meursault, the priest is not aware of his existence and this frustrates Meursault. ... Meursault, an unemotional, moral, sensory-oriented character at the beginning of the book, turns into an emotional, satisfied man that understands the ...
Meursault's complete indifference to society and human relationships causes him to appear as the actual "stranger" with those he encounters, which eventually leads to his incarceration and inevitable date with the guillotine. Meursault is not really a threat to a society. ... Meursault feels guilty about not feeling guilty. ... Aside from his atheism, Meursault makes few assumptions about the nature of the world around him. ... When Meursault accepts "the gentle indifference of the world," he finds peace with himself and with the society around him, and his development as a character ...
In The Stranger Albert Camus develops Meursault as an existential hero, to encourage the idea of being different from normal society. Meursault is a deeply disturbed character that is unable to identify with not only people but also his surroundings. His peculiar attitude towards the world ends up labeling him as a stranger to society. Meursault cannot be defined as a traditional hero, but rather as a tragically absurd one. ... And so, after accepting his fate, Meursault is at last at peace with himself and the world. ...
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a story about an ordinary man who unwittingly is drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. ... The book is revolved around the main character, Meursault. ... Meursault has a stranger feeling that he can see all of their faces clearly, that he can observe every detail of their clothing, and that they will be indelibly imprinted on his mind. ... After lunch, Meursault goes for a walk with the other men. ... Meursault follows him even though he wanted to be left alone. ...
In the book The Stranger by Camus, the sun symbolizes Meursault's realization of life in order to convey the target that his life is meaningless, hopeless, and that he is existing without living. ... In the story, the character gives the readers imagery of how the sunlight caught his attention, "All around me there was still the same glowing countryside flooded with sunlight. ... Meursault talks about his mother in a different way. ... In the story the main character tells the reader about how he's living life day by day and not really connecting it to the world. ... In the bo...
He creates a way of interpreting Meursault's views Albert Camus" The Stranger is a novel at worst and haunting reality of what life can be seen as if it is considered meaningless. ... Meursault finds no worth in religion, love or hope. ... In Albert Camus" The Stranger the protagonist, Meursault lives his life through a meaningless moment. ... From the very beginning Meursault is faced with the death of his mother. ... As Meursault's character begins to unravel, we learn of his romantic relationship with his girlfriend, Marie, and the trial for murder of an Arab. ...