Luke Youngdahl
Hour 3
Sun Motifs
The sun is a necessity for all life on earth. Albert Camus uses the sun as a motivational tool for Meursault's actions and emotions in the novel The Stranger. Every time the sun is mentioned in the novel it is metioned as being very hot, oppresive and even paiinful. Albert Camus uses the repetition of the sun, heat, and light throughout the novel from the day of Maman’s funeral to Meursault being sentenced to death. In The Stranger, Albert Camus uses the sun to symbolize Meursault's emotions and his inability to cope with the society around him. Throughout the entirety of the novel Camus uses the sun to trigger Meursault's emotions and actions. Meursault is consistently bothered by the sun however …show more content…
When the were walking down the beach they were met by some Arabs. The Arabs were there to attack Raymond because he had hit the sister of one of the Arabs. “We walked on the beach for a long time. By now the sun was overpowering.” (55). Meursault is already starting to feel pressed by the sun. When the find the Arabs again the situation begins to get much more tense. “The sun was the same as it had been the day I’d buried Maman, and like then, my forehead especially was hurting me, all the veins in it throbbing under the sun. Itv was burning, which I couldn’t stand anymore, that made me move forward.”(59) The sun pushes Meursault into making bad choices that lead to actions he can’t take back. When Meursault steps forward the Arab draws his knife. There was no need to step forward because there was nowhere to get out of the sun. However since he stepped forward this leads to a deadly scenario. The sun's power over Meursault is shown when Meursault fires the revolver at the Arab. “The scorching blade slashed at my eyelashes and stabbed at my stinging eyes.”(59) Camus uses this symbolism to show that Meursault is fighting against the sun. The sun is attacking him and he fires at the Arab because the sunlight is reflecting off his blade. Meursault shoots four more times in order to make sure the sunlight is
Hour 3
Sun Motifs
The sun is a necessity for all life on earth. Albert Camus uses the sun as a motivational tool for Meursault's actions and emotions in the novel The Stranger. Every time the sun is mentioned in the novel it is metioned as being very hot, oppresive and even paiinful. Albert Camus uses the repetition of the sun, heat, and light throughout the novel from the day of Maman’s funeral to Meursault being sentenced to death. In The Stranger, Albert Camus uses the sun to symbolize Meursault's emotions and his inability to cope with the society around him. Throughout the entirety of the novel Camus uses the sun to trigger Meursault's emotions and actions. Meursault is consistently bothered by the sun however …show more content…
When the were walking down the beach they were met by some Arabs. The Arabs were there to attack Raymond because he had hit the sister of one of the Arabs. “We walked on the beach for a long time. By now the sun was overpowering.” (55). Meursault is already starting to feel pressed by the sun. When the find the Arabs again the situation begins to get much more tense. “The sun was the same as it had been the day I’d buried Maman, and like then, my forehead especially was hurting me, all the veins in it throbbing under the sun. Itv was burning, which I couldn’t stand anymore, that made me move forward.”(59) The sun pushes Meursault into making bad choices that lead to actions he can’t take back. When Meursault steps forward the Arab draws his knife. There was no need to step forward because there was nowhere to get out of the sun. However since he stepped forward this leads to a deadly scenario. The sun's power over Meursault is shown when Meursault fires the revolver at the Arab. “The scorching blade slashed at my eyelashes and stabbed at my stinging eyes.”(59) Camus uses this symbolism to show that Meursault is fighting against the sun. The sun is attacking him and he fires at the Arab because the sunlight is reflecting off his blade. Meursault shoots four more times in order to make sure the sunlight is