How Does Albert Camus Change

The Stranger is set in Algiers in the 1940s and depicts the everyday life of a man living in the city. However, the man is quite different from the rest of society. His relationships with others are shallow and meaningless, he does not care about the wellbeing of others, and he doesn’t fit the norms of society. This man, Meursault, faces many conflicts throughout the novella. A few of the conflicts that occur include the death of his mother and the murdering of the Arab that results in prison for Meursault. In the novella, The Stranger, Albert Camus characterizes Meursault as emotionally indifferent by his reaction to drastic events, his interactions with others and his inflexibility to change.
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Understanding the character helps the reader to understand the rash decisions that he tends to make that might seem odd but are actually quite normal for him. He goes through his everyday life by not making meaningful connections with anyone and by doing the same thing from day to day. During the week he goes to work, rides the bus, eats at the same restaurant, and goes back to his apartment at the end of the day and on the weekends he always stays in his apartment. The monotonous life he leads satisfies him but he stands out to everyone around him since he doesn’t show or have emotions. Camus’ writing often reflected the ideas of absurdism. Absurdist elements throughout help the reader understand Meursault. There are many complex parts to the philosophy of absurdism and an understanding of them reveal an underlying foundation for the character of Meursault. These elements will allow the reader to know how he thinks and therefore why he speaks and acts the way he does to other people. Some elements of absurdism are believing the universe is purposeless, nothing in life is certain, and that life is meaningless. Not seeing a reason for anything and thinking life is meaningless will definitely make an individual emotionally