The Stranger by Albert Camus | Part 2, Chapter 5

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Professor Bill Yarrow of Joliet Junior College provides an in-depth summary and analysis of Part 2, Chapter 5 of Albert Camus's novel The Stranger.

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Albert Camus's The Stranger is a bleak meditation on the meaninglessness of modern life.

In pre-WWII Algiers, the Stranger (Meursault) lives a simple existence, sleepwalking through his life, unmoved except for occasional physical pleasures such as smoking a cigarette or having sex. Even the death of his mother seems to have little effect on his emotional state.

With no apparent motive, he kills an Arab on the beach and is condemned to death. During his trial, however, Meursault is tried as much for insensitivity as for murder.

Disturbing in its depiction of nihilism, the novel explores the consequences of the realization that there is no god. Still, it provides flashes of insight into the redemptive power of human resilience as the narrator comes to terms with his decisions.

Albert Camus was born in French North Africa, and his novel The Stranger was first published in 1942. Tuberculosis forced him to drop out of school, which may explain Meursault’s chronic fatigue in The Stranger. Despite its grimness, the novel was extremely popular in Western Europe and helped establish Camus's writing career.

The novel The Stranger contains many powerful themes, including detachment, as Meursault emotionally distances himself from others; the meaninglessness of life, as Meursault's recognition that death is the only certainty brings him peace; and physical life, as both pleasant and unpleasant physical sensations influence Meursault. Important symbols include the courtroom, the crucifix, and the sun.

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