Literary Elements in Albert Camus “The Stranger”
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The novel The Stranger begins when Meursault receives a telegram from the home saying “Your mother has passed away. Funeral tomorrow. Deep sympathy” (Camus, 4). His reaction to his mother’s death demonstrates how emotionally detached he is. “Which leaves the matter doubtful; it could have been yesterday” (Camus, 4). The following day Meursault attends his mother’s funeral, strangely Meursault does not express any kind of emotions towards his mother’s death and
