Stranger

In the Stranger, Camus has a very interesting type of writing style. He uses short sentences, very simple topics, and it is mostly dark. He also uses a lot of repetition as well as motifs. When Meursault's mother passed away he acted as though he didn't really care. In the begining it seemed as though he was grieving but later on we notice that the way he acts has nothign to do with the fact that he is grieving except it is simply the way he is, his personality. He uses short sentences to say what he wants to say. Camus also uses dark themes to try to show what type of person Meursault really is. When his mother passed away he was emotionless and kept saying over and over that nothign has changed. This is the example of consistency. He then shows the same type of reaction when his girlfriend, Marie constantly asks him if he loves her and he always says no, while she is in love with him and wants to marry him. Mersault is also very influenced by Raymond, who beats his girlfriend and his dog. This is a guy who does bad things and he is only worried about impressing him. There is a consistency motif of a sun, it is something important because it always seems to be present in every important situation. I still do not know what the sun means. In the end, Camus uses dark themes, (emotionless unloving Mersault) and also a lot of repetition.