his apartment window. (Drajem2) The sun also has symbolic meaning. The sun symbolizes change. On the day of his mother’s funeral, the sun flooded the landscape. His mother’s funeral was an altering experience. The day he shot the Arab, the sun shined down upon his face. Killing the Arab also altered his life.The theme can be recognized as the philosophical level: “Camus is warning us that society is often prejudice against people who are different. Instead of accepting them, we often exclude them. When we are prejudiced against someone, we will often misjudge his or her personality, nature and actions. If we already have a negative image of that person, we will expect the worst from him.”(Alley1)Camus’ writing is mostly informal. It is informal because the Stranger was written in first person narrative. Meursualts thoughts and conversations were written in informal English. “Camus was trying to reveal that our society is often prejudiced against people who are different.” (Alley1) Camus uses Meursault to illustrate how society passes judgment.Meursualt’s attitude toward life is unique. His personality traits are unlike most of society. Meursault does not care about social rules and customs. He acts and does what he wants. Since society does not understand Meursault, they find him threatening.For example, “the mortuary attendant felt strange and uncomfortable because he did not understand why Meursault was so different from the usual clients.” (Alley1) Camus put a unique twist on a very common theme. Many writers talk about a judgmental society, however Camus took a different approach. He showed how society’s judgments could affect a person’s life. Meursault was sentences to death because his behaviors were abnormal. He was not the standard citizen; therefore he was marked as a danger to society. The Stranger was a good book that everyone should r...
