Những Sườn Núi Lấp Lánh tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

Gump Marketing gump — According to Roland Barthes, all literature evokes a central question open for interpretation. L’étranger, or The Stranger, written in 1946 by Albert Camus, is no exception. Throughout the novel, the meaning of human existence is frequently questioned by Meursault, the protagonist. The author uses him as a tool to provide an absurdist’s point of view of meaninglessness. Meursault believes that human life has no importance or higher purpose, supporting Camus’s negative views on existentialism. Camus presents his reasoning and conclusion on death, love, and higher power through the words and actions of Meursault. At the very beginning of the novel, the reader learns that Meursault’s mother has passed away. He says, “Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don’t know. I got a telegram from the home: “Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Faithfully yours.” That doesn’t mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday” (3). Meursault does not appear to be concerned, or even upset about his mother’s death. The fact that he does not even know the exact date of her death proves that he does not care in the way a typical person should. Using this, Camus supports his absurdist idea that death is a part of every human life and one should learn to accept it. There is no sense in grieving over death, because through it, all lives are created equal. Meursault does not grieve once over his mother’s death, which adds a small contribution to his existential views. Love and emotional attachment is another subject Camus touches on. Meursault meets a young woman by the name of Marie and begins a relationship with her. Eventually, she falls in love with Meursault and desires to know whether or not he feels the same way. He tells her that “it [doesn’t] mean anything but that [he doesn’t] think so” (35). Here, Meursault exposes his indifference towards love. His reply to Marie’s plea for love allows Camus to provide insight on another pointless characteristic of human life. There is no such thing as love to Camus, because it does not matter. He believes that there is no reason for a person to be on a never ending search to acquire it. Since human life has no purpose, one cannot benefit from love or emotional attachment. Meursault does not believe in God or any form of higher power. Near the end of the novel, he refuses to see the chaplain once in jail for murder. Meursault claims, “I said that I didn’t believe in God. He wanted to know if I was sure and I said that I didn’t see any reason to ask myself that question: it seemed unimportant” (116). Meursault has accepted his death sentence and sees no benefit in turning to God for guidance. Christianity is the opposite, or foil, of Camus’s absurdist views. Since the Christian faith suggests that God is the creator of all things, all things must then have a rational purpose, including human life. Camus’s beliefs suggest the contrary: human life is irrational and meaningless, which again, ties another aspect of the novel with his negative existential views. Through Meursault, Albert Camus is able to figuratively recreate himself in character form. Meursault’s views about death, love, and higher power are ultimately his own. He provides one strong opinion towards the never-ending universal question of “Why are we here?” Although his answers are not morally accepted by most of society, he exposes his ideas on the worthlessness of human life to provide a unique point of view towards existentialism.