Camus presents a philosophy devoid of religious belief and “middle-class” morality, where condemnation of choice and personal honesty become the bases of a happy and meaningful life. The Stranger and The Guest by Albert Camus discusses the Absurd condition of man’s existence. Where if man is to make meaning for himself: Revolt, Freedom, and Passion are necessary values. The author projects his philosophy through an unremarkable protagonist throughout the novel The Stranger. Meursault, who epitomizes the absurd characteristics refuses to accord himself with routine, and asserts his freedom by doing what strikes him as appropriate at any given moment, his mother passing does not seem to stop him. Man revolts against universe and is enlightened that he is alone and without hope or meaning, Meursault
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Either way one was for it."(P.18) In the protagonist's final outburst to the chaplain in a prison, Meursault sums up a great deal of his absurd worldview, forcefully asserting that nothing really matters, that people live and people die, and what people do before one dies is ultimately irrelevant. Meursault enjoys a final, revelatory moment: “And I felt ready to live it all again too. As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars; I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself - so like a bother really - I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again.” (P.122) Free from hope, Meursault recognizes himself in a universe full of indifference and meaninglessness. “But everybody knows life isn't worth living. Deep down I knew perfectly well that it doesn't much matter whether you die at thirty or seventy, since in either case other men and women
Either way one was for it."(P.18) In the protagonist's final outburst to the chaplain in a prison, Meursault sums up a great deal of his absurd worldview, forcefully asserting that nothing really matters, that people live and people die, and what people do before one dies is ultimately irrelevant. Meursault enjoys a final, revelatory moment: “And I felt ready to live it all again too. As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars; I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself - so like a bother really - I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again.” (P.122) Free from hope, Meursault recognizes himself in a universe full of indifference and meaninglessness. “But everybody knows life isn't worth living. Deep down I knew perfectly well that it doesn't much matter whether you die at thirty or seventy, since in either case other men and women