Heroism In Albert Camus The Myth Of Sisyphus

Albert Camus 's novel The Stranger, many themes were expressed in Meursault 's character. The novel started off with the death of Meursault 's mother. When he received the telegram about his mother 's death, he showed no feeling; he was only concerned about what day it happened. The day after the funeral Meursault went on a date, then became friends with Raymond. Raymond and Meursault go to the beach. Raymond gets into a fight with a Arab. Meursault went back on the beach by himself, and that’s when he shot the Arab. He blames the killing on the sun. He gets arrested and is executed at the end of the book. Meursault 's daily life is easy and basic: Rising, street car, four hours in the office or the factory, meal, street car, four hours of …show more content…
But one day the "why" arises and everything begins in that weariness tinged with amazement (Napierkowski and Stanley). Meursault is not the hero or the villain, just the central character. He rejects religion, the future, and the will to live. Camus developed his concept of absurdism from "The Myth of Sisyphus" (Draper 583). The myth is considered a companion piece to The Stranger (Sollars). Camus 's novel The Stranger is an "allegory of a absurd universe that is described in philosophical terms" (Bloom) with themes of absurdism, futility, alienation, existentialism, and fate.

Absurdism is the main theme expressed in the novel. Absurdism is a "term applied to literature portraying the sense that the human condition is without purpose, meaning, or value" (Dennis 14). The Stranger "offers irrefutable proof of the absurdity of life" (Taylor). "Throughout the whole absurd life I