![]() ![]() He finds that it’s not nearly as cut and dried as he might have imagined. The second half of The Stranger follows Meursault as he experiences the legal system for the first time. ![]() I can’t cover much of anything further without spoilers so if you want to avoid the spoilers, go directly to finding your nearest bookstore or library and pick up a copy of The Stranger, preferably translated by Matthew Ward. Somehow the forces of nature and man conspire to work on Meursault in a manner that causes a sudden outburst of violence that shatters his world. The funeral is followed by more everyday events and an ill-fated growing friendship with a local pimp. At the funeral he doesn’t cry as he is actually more overcome with heat due to the hot Algerian summer than with grief. Outwardly, he doesn’t become overcome with grief. Meusault is not overly shocked as his mother is old and has been living in a home for the elderly. The narrator is named Meursault and the story opens with him reading a telegram informing him of his mother’s death. The Stranger is recounted in first person is a very direct, no nonsense style. However, digesting the content will certainly take much longer as this little novel raises serious questions about morality, society, justice, religion, and individuality. ![]() The Stranger by Albert Camus is a very short novel that can easily be read in an afternoon. ![]()
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