When writing The Stranger, Albert Camus had other intentions than just giving his audience some story about the life of an indifferent man. The novel itself gives the main character, Meursault, a way of thinking that some would find unimaginable and incomparable to any character that might be seen in another piece of literature. While the book makes an attempt at making sure the reader understands the philosophy of Meursault while progressing through his timeline, the philosophy Meursault possesses is very complex much like Camus and his way of thinking. Camus was known for being an author with a different way of thinking as he had his philosophy of the absurd, which ties into why Meursault is seen as an indifferent thinker. Events during
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To better understand the novel, it is helpful to look at Camus’ philosophy of the absurd which deeply questions the purpose of life itself and attempts to find a true meaning to it. Camus also dug deep into existentialism which questions the meaning of actions taken by human beings and if those actions truly hold a purpose in reality. These philosophical beliefs that Camus had at the time made him very individualistic like other existentialism writers who wrote in his era along with Meursault in The Stranger. To see that Meursault is constantly questioning life is no surprise when looking at the physiological state of mind that Camus had at the …show more content…
Psychologically, the novel is very unique as Camus translates most of his beliefs he developed into the story through the main character Meursault. This makes Meursault and Camus almost seem like the same person at times with Camus using past events in his life and somehow finding a way to translate them into the story. Since Camus also lived through the World Wars, his psychological way of thinking was affected by the fear of imperialism and questioning of life. Through the rough life Camus lived, the audience is able to visualize the unique man Camus was and how he persevered through the character of Meursault in The
To better understand the novel, it is helpful to look at Camus’ philosophy of the absurd which deeply questions the purpose of life itself and attempts to find a true meaning to it. Camus also dug deep into existentialism which questions the meaning of actions taken by human beings and if those actions truly hold a purpose in reality. These philosophical beliefs that Camus had at the time made him very individualistic like other existentialism writers who wrote in his era along with Meursault in The Stranger. To see that Meursault is constantly questioning life is no surprise when looking at the physiological state of mind that Camus had at the …show more content…
Psychologically, the novel is very unique as Camus translates most of his beliefs he developed into the story through the main character Meursault. This makes Meursault and Camus almost seem like the same person at times with Camus using past events in his life and somehow finding a way to translate them into the story. Since Camus also lived through the World Wars, his psychological way of thinking was affected by the fear of imperialism and questioning of life. Through the rough life Camus lived, the audience is able to visualize the unique man Camus was and how he persevered through the character of Meursault in The