Point of View can be an abstract concept of being present through different lenses. This week, we read The Stranger, and it is one of the only titles that actually fit the novel – well at least from the ones I've read.
Okay, I liked The Stranger. I won't lie about that; however, why is he so depressing??? Reading it lowkey made me feel pity for him because he just kept making stupid decisions. Like, who on Earth says, "Oh, it's the sun's fault" FOR KILLING SOMEBODY!!! Like, Come on, dude! Lock in! He is literally Dwight from the office- except in a book. I think the author from the office and Albert Camus must have a shared ancestor because they are just very stupid.
Anyway, I love that this book was written in the first person. It was so much easier to understand and feel, a "NOO, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!!!" type of feeling. If it were in the second person, it would be harder to appreciate his unique and abstract way of thinking. Perhaps I would have thought that he had some sort of disorder. I liked how his perspective helped create suspense in the story, as in each chapter, we could see more of how people looked down on him. However, it wasn't until the last chapter in the second part that he felt guilty. I wonder why??? I'm trying to use sarcasm to shape my blog's structure, lol.
To be honest, I think I could say that Meursault is the most chill person I've ever encountered, yet the most selfish little bratt!!! Like why is he scared of the cops??? Stand up for the poor girl being abused by your own neighbor! Reading that he was doing nothing while witnessing both the dog's and the girl's abuse made me reflect on how hypocritical society can be. How can Meursault live just fine and hang out with a bunch of abusers-his neighbors? On the other hand, I do feel bad for Meursault because, as he stated before, he "used to have dreams and ambitions," but it was that he had to drop out of school that made him realize that nothing in life mattered. I don't know if maybe I didn't pay close detail, but I wonder why he had to drop school. Was his mom starting to become ill? Anyways, that's just some of my small thoughts from that part of the book.
I didn't really like how he thinks that life has no meaning because, in the end, we all die. This is probably one of the most negative messages from an author that I've ever read. Like, yes, it's philosophical and stuff, but isn't the point of high school to motivate you to strive for success during this life? Well, maybe the author wrote this book to show us that our actions have consequences on us and on others, and even though, yes, death is inevitable, we should always try to find purpose because, unlike Meursault, that's the only way we'll ever be happy. We should enjoy life while we can. Life is an opportunity and we should not take it for granted.
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