On the Camus-style Philosophical Dimension in the Image of "Sunlight" in The Stranger
Abstract
The Stranger is a novella. It was written by Albert Camus, a French writer. He published it in 1942. The novel creates the image of Meursault. He is a "stranger". His acts are shocking. His words go against the rules. Through this image, the novel fully shows the absurdity of the world. It also shows the opposition between people and society. Most critics pay attention to Meursault's image in the work. They also focus on the author's philosophical ideas of absurdity and resistance behind the image. Or they only analyze the image of sunlight in the work. But they lack the connected research on the philosophical ideas of absurdity, resistance and passion. These ideas are carried by the image of sunlight. Based on the analysis of the image of sunlight in The Stranger, this paper discusses the author's philosophical ideas behind it. The ideas are absurdity, resistance and passion.
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