Journal #6

1. Why does Camus have Mersault have more physical feelings then emotional feelings?

2. What purpose is the use of short and simplistic sentences used in The Stranger? What effect does Camus try to make with it?

3. Is there any significance when Camus repeats Mersault's feelings of specifically, "wanting" Maria? Why does Camus not mix up the words?

4. Why is the setting heavily described with imagery at certain times?

5. Do the repeating windows mean anything?

6. Does Mersault really love Maman?

Megan's Blog:
Why does Albert Camus create a character who's emotions are dependent on the environment?
Camus uses a character who's emotions, for the most part, are dependent on the environemnt to establish that other people's thoguhts are meaningless or less important comparing to physical things which canc generally effect everyone in similar ways.

1. on Tate's Blog:
Camus only describes saturdays and sunday to reflect on Mersault. Mersualt thinks work is the same thing over and over again, so it isn't as meaningful to talk about meaningless days comparing to unexpected things happening on the weekends.
Shannon's Blog:
3. Camus uses the symbols of ciggerettes and coffee to represent Mersualt's freedom.

Montana's Blog:
1. Camus creates a character, that at first appears as a sociopath, but he is not entirely different. Camus puts his ideas of absurdism into Mersault, which does not make him crazy, it makes him interesting. He does things to which he believes, and he believes that not much actually has meaning. Like everybody else, he chooses to what he believes.