The first time I read The Stranger I didn't enjoy it as much as I do now. I definitely liked it more the second read, probably because I understood it more and looked in depth to find a deeper meaning to the novel as a whole. I found it kind of cool how Mersault only sees the physical thing in life and Camus does this to prove his world view of existentialism/absurdity. Also, I found it interesting that Camus connects the story with the Myth of Sisyphus at some parts. Like when Mersault is in jail and he is thinking through his life and comes to the conclusion that life is pointless, sort of like Sisyphus. Camus views life as an endless, useless task,showing it through Mersault. All of these reasons make this novel, in my opinion, a good one.
Thesis:
In The Stranger, Albert Camus creates a contrast between weekdays and weekends, to show Mersault's internal change from suppressing his thoughts to expressing his thoughts, illustrating that freedom from society is reached through a change in one's routine. This is shown through the repetition of the weekend, Camus' dull use of imagery when describing work and a bright use of imagery when describing the beach, and the contrast of diction when comparing weekdays to weekends.
I think this needs some reordering and cutting of redundancy but it will work nicely fr a paper. I am a little concerned about the conclusion you came to. It seems rash and possibly overly simplisitic (freedom from society). What does that mean.
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