Who Is Meursault Change In Albert Camus's The Stranger?
It is scorching, fierce, and merciless. During the day, it prowls from country to city. Even a mild encounter may devastate anything it crosses. The sun and natural elements surrounds every creature and has a lasting impact; this is especially true to Meursault. Meursault, the protagonist in the novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is extremely sensitive to the world around him, but he is indifferent to emotional relationships. The physical world around him affects his actions and his state of mind numerous times. His mood is changed during his mother's funeral, while walking on the beach, and during the final encounter with the Arab because of the properties around him.
Meursault's mood is highly dependent on the natural settings around him while walking to his mother's funeral procession. The sun had made "it hard for me to see or think straight (and) I could feel the blood pounding in my temples" (Camus 17). The sun made him lose his ability to be able to think and turned him more aggressive, as blood pounding to the temples is a symptom of anger and irritation. Meursault also notices "the blue and white of the sky...the smell of varnish and incense...(and) the glare of the sky was unbearable" (Camus 17). He observes …show more content…
Although he responds so quickly to the outside world, he constantly shows that he does not have any compassion or care for others. An example of this is, Marie, his girlfriend. At the end of the novel, he has already been with Marie for a year and developed memories that intensely include the physical world around both of them. Although, Meursault did not make time to think of her because he had to much to do. He knows that his "heart felt nothing, and I couldn't even return her smile" (Camus 105). Even though the sun has effected his emotions various times, it does not have the power to make him into a more sympathetic
Meursault's mood is highly dependent on the natural settings around him while walking to his mother's funeral procession. The sun had made "it hard for me to see or think straight (and) I could feel the blood pounding in my temples" (Camus 17). The sun made him lose his ability to be able to think and turned him more aggressive, as blood pounding to the temples is a symptom of anger and irritation. Meursault also notices "the blue and white of the sky...the smell of varnish and incense...(and) the glare of the sky was unbearable" (Camus 17). He observes …show more content…
Although he responds so quickly to the outside world, he constantly shows that he does not have any compassion or care for others. An example of this is, Marie, his girlfriend. At the end of the novel, he has already been with Marie for a year and developed memories that intensely include the physical world around both of them. Although, Meursault did not make time to think of her because he had to much to do. He knows that his "heart felt nothing, and I couldn't even return her smile" (Camus 105). Even though the sun has effected his emotions various times, it does not have the power to make him into a more sympathetic