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The Stranger, By Albert Camus

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Albert Camus said, “Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that 's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.” In other terms, Camus is indicating that absurdity affects us all even if it’s hidden all the way on the bottom, but it’s the joy that comes from absurdity that makes us take risks and live freely without any thought or focus. Camus also specifies that the only force of power stronger than absurdity is lucidity because lucidity brings out the truth and clarifies everything in order to bring light and clearness into life. Later on, in The Stranger the audience finds out that Meursault; the main character, is more understanding about his life and comprehends that everything happens for a reason and everything that happened to him was based on absurdism and the absurdist views he had towards life. In The Stranger, by Albert Camus, the weather and setting has a major impact on the way the character behaves and acts after experiencing either a calming or irritating factor. Albert Camus strategically uses the influence of the weather and setting to affect the mood of the character and how he behaves. The behavior of the character sets focus on both the troubles and peace brought to Meursault throughout the novel. The weather and setting guides the novel in which it uniformly sets the main idea of absurdism and the effects it has towards

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