Part One of The Stranger

The Stranger by Albert Camus is a very interesting book. For one, Albert Camus is a very interesting author and person in general. He has an intriguing view on life and how it works, for all manner of people. One way this pops up over and over in The Stranger is how Meursault, the main character, is seemingly emotionless after his mother's death, and how that continues through his life.

Although I am only through Part 1 of the book, I am completely fascinated and drawn into this piece of writing. Although it may seem bland and boring to some, I am intrigued by the inner workings of Meursault's mind. I would love to understand his true thought process, and the only way to do that is by gleaning every last detail out of this book. Although Camus has been writing with Meursault narrating via stream of consciousness, he doesn't elaborate much on the transitions between thoughts. I think that Meursault is a fascinating character and want to delve even deeper into this book to try and find out more about how he works. I also wish to find out if he ever discovers and accepts emotions, because I can understand how easy it is to simply ignore their existence in your own being. Overall, I would deem this book fascinating and well worth the read so far. It leaves you pensive and curious and over all very contemplative about the complexities of life and the human condition.