An esaay evaluating and explaining symbolism and rhetoric devices used in the novel The Stranger

In Albert Camus absurdist novel, The Stranger, Meursaults detachment from society and his killing of the Arab reveal moral and respectable implications for him and his society. As is common in many absurdist novels, Camus discusses the estrangement - and afterwards development - of an individual in a benign and deaf(p) universe, one in which obligingness prevails. Camus not only satirizes the conformity of society, but religion and the legal system as well. By writing in the first person (from the standpoint of Meursault), he draws in the reader, making the evils of society more(prenominal) prevalent. The sun, I study marks Meursalts journey and emotions; both of these ideas affect the characterization and fore of the novel.

At the end of Part I, Meursault kills an Arab; an action not uncommon in Algiers during this period of social unrest (the 1930s). He does not do it intentionally, but rather because of the intensity of the moment and the blinding sunniness reflecting transfer of the Arabs blade.

The sun at the beach, similar to the sun at his mothers funeral, was beating down on him. Sweat trickled down his panorama; the scene began to reel as his vision blurred. The sun represents to Meursault emotions, which he cannot deal with.



Likewise, he cannot deal with the intense heat, the light reflected off the Arabs knife which seems to stab at him. Meursaults finely tuned senses are organism overwhelmed, and the only way to handle the situation is to end it - so he fires the gun. We see the Arab sinking into the sand, as four more bullets lodge inside and disappear. The spell is broken.

The fact that Meursault kills an Arab is of little splendor in this novel. The jury and the general population despise him because he is...

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