How Does The Natural Environment Affect Meursault's Choices?
From the beginning of the "The Stranger", Camus' illustration of the natural environment has reflected the underlying sentiments of the protagonist, Meursault. The light seems to physically and metaphorically expose his hidden emotions towards the people around him and the fate he's trapped in, influencing not only his thoughts, but also his behavior and actions. What can we say about the weather's impact on Meursault's choices? Does he use the heat as an excuse to vent his true feelings of sadness and remorse? Or is he truly a man of his word, whose nature just happened to be as such that his "physical needs often got in the way of his