Absurdism is seen as “a metaphysical tension or opposition that results from the presence of human consciousness—with its ever-pressing demand for order and meaning in life—in an essentially meaningless and indifferent universe.”. Albert Camus thought there were three solutions to absurdism, which were physical suicide, philosophical suicide, and acceptance (Simpson, “Albert Camus”). Philosophical suicide is seen as a leap of faith, a sort of giving in. If death is looked at in those terms than a philosophical murder should be similar to its suicidal counterpart. Therefore philosophical murder should be a giving in or leap of faith at which a person gives up on another and believes that it what was meant to be. In The Stranger by Albert Camus,
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One of the first events in the death of Meursault’s Maman, was his choice to move her to a nursing home. During Meursault's trial on the murder of an Arab man, he confessed he “didn’t have the money to have her looked after” and sending his mother away was not hard on him because they “did not expect anything from each other anymore.” (Camus, 87-88). Even earlier in the story, while speaking with the caretaker of the nursing home his mother was put into, he informed the caretaker his “modest salary” was one of the reasons he could not keep her around (Camus, 4). Meursault seemingly gave up on his mother, he just accepted he could not provide for her and did not try to fight losing her. He let go, like philosophical suicide, he just gave in. He let her move without much struggle, without trying to make more money to afford to keep her around or simply taking care of her himself. His lack of fight is used by the author to show it was not even a decision, it was more of the inevitable. He just blindly let it happen and in a sense, over prepared for her death to the point of killing her off in his …show more content…
After losing someone, it is easy to look back on their lives and wish something had been done differently. While Meursault was discussing his mother’s life at the nursing home with the caretaker after her death, he thought back on her time with him. Meursault admitted he “didn’t go there much” in the past year, mostly because it took up his Sunday, “not to mention the trouble of… spending two hours traveling.” (Camus, 5). Meursault’s thoughts on visiting his mother further plays into Meursault giving up and letting go of any relationship he had or could have had with his mother. The author uses the fact Meursault could not be bothered to visit his mother showed how detached he became to the situation. His mother was in a new place, surrounded by people she did not know. Moreover, she was completely cut off from her old life and what made her herself. If they truly did not expect anything from each other then there would be no reason to see each other again. He really let go and the author uses his release to show a sort of a leap of faith that that was what life dealt him. Consequently, it furthers the philosophical murder taking place as he lets her go and refuses to have any connection to her. Their relationships would deteriorate to the point of no
One of the first events in the death of Meursault’s Maman, was his choice to move her to a nursing home. During Meursault's trial on the murder of an Arab man, he confessed he “didn’t have the money to have her looked after” and sending his mother away was not hard on him because they “did not expect anything from each other anymore.” (Camus, 87-88). Even earlier in the story, while speaking with the caretaker of the nursing home his mother was put into, he informed the caretaker his “modest salary” was one of the reasons he could not keep her around (Camus, 4). Meursault seemingly gave up on his mother, he just accepted he could not provide for her and did not try to fight losing her. He let go, like philosophical suicide, he just gave in. He let her move without much struggle, without trying to make more money to afford to keep her around or simply taking care of her himself. His lack of fight is used by the author to show it was not even a decision, it was more of the inevitable. He just blindly let it happen and in a sense, over prepared for her death to the point of killing her off in his …show more content…
After losing someone, it is easy to look back on their lives and wish something had been done differently. While Meursault was discussing his mother’s life at the nursing home with the caretaker after her death, he thought back on her time with him. Meursault admitted he “didn’t go there much” in the past year, mostly because it took up his Sunday, “not to mention the trouble of… spending two hours traveling.” (Camus, 5). Meursault’s thoughts on visiting his mother further plays into Meursault giving up and letting go of any relationship he had or could have had with his mother. The author uses the fact Meursault could not be bothered to visit his mother showed how detached he became to the situation. His mother was in a new place, surrounded by people she did not know. Moreover, she was completely cut off from her old life and what made her herself. If they truly did not expect anything from each other then there would be no reason to see each other again. He really let go and the author uses his release to show a sort of a leap of faith that that was what life dealt him. Consequently, it furthers the philosophical murder taking place as he lets her go and refuses to have any connection to her. Their relationships would deteriorate to the point of no