sib
28th September 2006, 18:18
Meursault is an average joe living in Algeria. His mother dies in a home, but he feels no grief and is undemonstrative at the burial.
The next main episode occurs when he shoots a man at the beach. He is tried and sentenced to death, but on reflection realises that he is no worse off than if he had led a long and 'normal' life.
Far-fetched. The logic of Meursault's philosophy doesn't really hold up. I would have thought that he was suffering from some sort of mental illness than actually facing the realities of life. But maybe that opinion is exactly what Camus was challenging. You would have to read it and judge for yourself.
Interesting, even if you don't agree with the philosophy behind it. 7 out of 10. :reading:
The next main episode occurs when he shoots a man at the beach. He is tried and sentenced to death, but on reflection realises that he is no worse off than if he had led a long and 'normal' life.
Far-fetched. The logic of Meursault's philosophy doesn't really hold up. I would have thought that he was suffering from some sort of mental illness than actually facing the realities of life. But maybe that opinion is exactly what Camus was challenging. You would have to read it and judge for yourself.
Interesting, even if you don't agree with the philosophy behind it. 7 out of 10. :reading: