Critical Essay 2

IN this essay by Paul M. Willenberghe implies that Albert Camus wrote the book for an interactive reader that will form a changing oppinion of Meursault. He explains that the book was written in order to question the reader about there own view on society. By Camus creating situations where Meursault has no real emotion Willenberghe explains that this allows the reader to put there own feelings in to fill in the blanks and come up with their own impression of Meursault. Willenberghe also says that the begining of the book is very important because the reader will return to it and reread it forming a new oppinion of Meursault each time. It is also implied that Camus writes very vaguely on purpose so that the reader is forced to interpret the book on there own giving themselves a possible new outlook on life. The way Camus wirtes also seems to make the reader feel pity for meursault Willenbergde explains and the more pity the reader feels the closer the reader comes to the absurd. I don't really agree with this article i beleive that Camus had no intention of making the reader think about their own relationship with society. In my oppinion Camus partly hated the existance of human life and was representing his feelings in his character Meursault.

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