The Stranger By Albert Camus

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A connection with a reader and the characters in a book creates an experience for the reader and brings enjoyment. Normally, it is easy for the reader to develop a connection with the protagonist but with a lack of feelings from the central character, the bond is more difficult to establish and maintain. For example, Meursault, the main character in the novel The Stranger by Albert Camus, has an absurdist view of life. He shows a lack of emotion and lives as if life is purposeless with no meaning. Camus shows this behavior with his sentence structure and word choice. Camus also exemplifies this while describing Meursault's response to the death of his mother and while he discusses his love-life with Marie.
The philosophy of absurdism is mainly