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The court was so interested in how Meursault barely showed emotion at his mother's funeral.Did they ever think that may just be his particular way of grieving?

I found The Stranger to be one of the most thought-provoking and terrifying books I've ever read. The idea of life being meaningless was hard for me to swallow.

At first, I didn't really like the novel, but Camus has a mysterious way of pulling the reader in. By the end of the book, I couldn't put it down. I was rather

unsatisfied with the ending until I gave it more thought. I wanted to know what became of Meursault, but there is a comfort in the peace he feels at the end.

This book was really interesting. It presented Camus' absurd view on life accurately, but it was difficult to read because of his depressing views on life.

To me this book seemed to radiate misery. I've never read anything that explored themes of ambiguity and philosophies of meaninglessness. I sorta liked it.

I love how the Camus moves through the trial, and uses Meursault's wondering mind to describe the courtroom setting.

Mersault's indifference to the world around him causes others to see him as an outsider. He is, in the eyes of others a human version of Frankenstein's Monster

The Stranger is one of my favorite novels, and reading it for the second time for this class was just as enjoyable, if not more, than the first.

Meursault as a character is a perfect way to point out the absurdity of the world, and is a warning of what not to become.

Camus was of the opinion that existence precedes essence, meaning that by creating their own meaning, one can avoid becoming just like Meursault.

This is a really depressing book. So far nothing is really happening, people have died and his neighbor is abusive. Still waiting for a conflict to establish

I feel like Camus' philosophy of Absurdism is flawed. While one fills their own life with meaning, this does not mean that life is hopeless and pointless.

It is very hard to empathize with Meursalt. His indifference and lack of remorse give him no redeemable qualities. I felt nothing for him as he was codemned.

Raymond Sintes is the most redeemable character in the novel. He is blunt without being indifferent and does not shirk conflict with whom he does not agree.

Overall, this novel did not sit well with me. While being a vehicle for Camus' philosophy, it is packed with subtleties and nuances yet is lacking in value.

We'll talk about why this sort of ending is part of Camus' style/philosophy of writing.

It's frightening to think about being misunderstood by others so. This is one of the horrors of this book. Reminds me too of Justine in Frankenstein....

Hmm, you may have already past the "eventful" part, depending on how you see it, which is part of Camus' pt. I will be curious to see how it ends for you.

Maybe that's Camus' point. Often absurdists attempted to create the experience of being --and being without value--as part of the experience of the work.

Your comment sums up much of my own experience of the book. There's something about M. that draws me in. I have much sympathy for him.

A nice intertextual connection to explore, Hannah.

Very Modernist, eh?