This is one of the first times that Meursault exhibits any sort of fear or anxiety. It seems that it is only with his own death that he can realize and feel the true meaning of the situations he is in. Over the course of the novel, Meursault transforms from an indifferent person to an emotionally aware being. It is only when he himself must suffer that this side of him comes out.
Throughout The Stranger, Meursault transforms and begins to develop meaningful memories about the meaning of his life. In Part 1, all of his memories lack meaning. He can only remember trivial things such as clothing and appearances. At the funeral home, a man asks Meursault about his late mother, saying "was she old?" (16). Meursault is unable to remember this important detail about his mother and can only reply "Fairly"; he "[doesn't] know the exact number" (16). In addition, Meursault mentions that at the funeral, "everything seemed to happen so fast" that he was unable to "remember any of it anymore" (17). However, ironically, he is able to remember such details such as how the "big tears of frustration were streaming down [Perez's] face" (18). This memory is rather meaningless when compared to those that one would have of a parent's funeral. Meursault is much more interested in trivial details about strangers. He spends an entire day watching the people on the streets outside his apartment. He remembers details about individuals and recognizes faces. As the book proceeds into Part 2, Meursault begins to develop meaningful memories about his life. He remembers profound statements made by his mother. For example, he says that it was "one of Maman's ideas that after a while you could get used to anything" (77). In addition, he remembers how "Maman used to say that you could always find something to be happy .
about"(113). Meursault comes to adopt these principles which he remembers from his mother.
A Stranger to Morality Meursault, the novel's hero, a "stranger" to the system of Christian morality insofar as he cannot comprehend it, is certainly not an "outsider", neither consciously choosing to remain "outside" society nor being rejected by it. ... In the final paragraph of The Stranger, Camus does not "sum up" his hero's fate, but leads him into a breathtaking vision of new life in the face of death. ...
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...
The Tall Stranger The Tall Stranger was written by Louis L"Amour. The Tall Stranger was written in 1957. ... The Tall Stranger is a story about a stubborn man named Rock Bannon who saved eastern breed settlers from Indian attacks and Mort Harper, a fast talking crook. ... The Tall Stranger was a very enjoyable book. ...
The Stranger The novel, "The Stranger", written by Albert Camus is about one man's life. The main character and the author, Meursalt, gives every detail and thought throughout the novel. He portrays himself as a person who doesn't seem to care about much, yet he is a hero. Meursalt shows his her...
The stranger faces the group on a regular basis without becoming integrated within it. He further describes the stranger as an integral part of the economic sphere. ... This mobility and lack of formalized ties to the group allow the stranger to be objective. ... He is not perceived as an individual, but a "stranger of a certain type." ... Simmel struggled with a precise definition of the stranger because at best it is the combination of the stranger's remoteness and nearness with respect to the group he approaches. ...
Despite the somewhat absurd nature of The Metamorphosis, and the realistic nature of The Stranger, similar values are communicated to the reader. ... Meursault (the narrator) in The Stranger only sees and only wants to see the absolute truth in society. ... This is the main turning point as far as existentialism is concerned in The Stranger. ... The Stranger's Meursault is existentialist, finding a need for a meaning to life only when his is about to be taken. ... The Stranger, on the other hand, follows an idea that quietly not conforming will only hurt oneself. ...
In Albert Camus" The Stranger, his actions and reactions display him as an immoral man, expressing apathy towards society's formulas for convention. ... Confronted with the court's legal mechanics, Meursault is a stranger to the judicial world, thus disabling him. Meursault is also a stranger to social custom. ...
In the book Integrity by Stephen L. Carter, Carter defines Integrity as requiring three steps: 1) discerning what is right and wrong; 2) acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; 3) saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right and wrong. I think that according to...
In his song "The Stranger", Billy Joel uses his lyrical genius to make a universal connection with his "stranger", and by doing this makes a connection with Mersault from Camus" The Stranger. ... [16-18].) is often rejection ("It was then I felt the stranger kick me right between the eyes" [34-35].) ... A similar parallel can be made to Mersault from The Stranger. ... The Arab is the first person in the novel to reveal the "stranger" within themselves to Mersault. This leads to Mersault exposing his "stranger" by murdering the Arab. ...
