Minutes later, he is trailing behind her swimming in the beach, not only that, he begins to worship her in a sexual way. In this instance, it shows that he is living in the present. This absurdist behavior places him in the same category as Don Juan. Don Juan has objectified the people he has had sexual encounters. He proceeds to the next with no hesitation. Meursault in this instance did the same. Maman meant nothing to him, as it was easy for him to enjoy the day with another women without hesitation. The relationship Meursault has with Marie is nothing special, only sex. In Journal of Camus studies 2013, Peter Francev mentions, “Meursault’s relationship with Marie is one where he use her as a coping mechanism for his isolation.”
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Being the biggest mistake in his life, Meursault grabs without thinking of the responsibilities one might need to asses to themselves before even having have one in their possession. The possibilities of owning a gun are for defense but the way Meursault utilized the gun to get him out of a situation was unethical and immoral. There is no excuse in murdering an individual when they pose a less threat then Meursault did. Meursault continuously walked around the beach trying to find a shady spot to cool down. With his vision and thoughts process blinded by the sun, he finds a perfect location. However, there is someone already there. The closer he gets to his spot, the better he can identify the individual relaxing there is the Arab he had encounters earlier. Both individuals identify each other as enemies. Shortly after the visual engagement, a showdown commences. The Arab mocks Meursault and pulls out a knife. The Arab uses the blade to blind him. At this moment Meursault has to deal with the heat, someone ruining his moment of relaxation, and with poor vision. This is a perfect set up for someone to make a poor decision by reaction. As Meursault draws the gun, he shoots the Arab without thinking what can happen to him afterwards. Meursault pulls the trigger as if he is watching himself. He is very distant even to his own self. Meursault is a bigger threat than the Arab. His motives are clearly different than to just shoot the man because he was a threat. He shoots him because he took away his moment of bliss sitting under the shade and now he wishes to eradicate him from this location to claim his piece of land. The anger in Meursault’s actions are displayed after shooting the Arab three time continually. There could have been a better alternative than to just murder him. He could have walked away and instead of walking around the beach so much in the heat he hates. He could have thought to
Being the biggest mistake in his life, Meursault grabs without thinking of the responsibilities one might need to asses to themselves before even having have one in their possession. The possibilities of owning a gun are for defense but the way Meursault utilized the gun to get him out of a situation was unethical and immoral. There is no excuse in murdering an individual when they pose a less threat then Meursault did. Meursault continuously walked around the beach trying to find a shady spot to cool down. With his vision and thoughts process blinded by the sun, he finds a perfect location. However, there is someone already there. The closer he gets to his spot, the better he can identify the individual relaxing there is the Arab he had encounters earlier. Both individuals identify each other as enemies. Shortly after the visual engagement, a showdown commences. The Arab mocks Meursault and pulls out a knife. The Arab uses the blade to blind him. At this moment Meursault has to deal with the heat, someone ruining his moment of relaxation, and with poor vision. This is a perfect set up for someone to make a poor decision by reaction. As Meursault draws the gun, he shoots the Arab without thinking what can happen to him afterwards. Meursault pulls the trigger as if he is watching himself. He is very distant even to his own self. Meursault is a bigger threat than the Arab. His motives are clearly different than to just shoot the man because he was a threat. He shoots him because he took away his moment of bliss sitting under the shade and now he wishes to eradicate him from this location to claim his piece of land. The anger in Meursault’s actions are displayed after shooting the Arab three time continually. There could have been a better alternative than to just murder him. He could have walked away and instead of walking around the beach so much in the heat he hates. He could have thought to