Journal entry 8 Stranger

I beleive that Mersault comes to the conclusion that everyone acts the way that they want to act, and that it was their beliefs that fuel the actions. This is defended by how he stated that he felt like crying at his court hearing because he felt that everyone hated him. After coming to the realization before his execution, he discovered that they were just acting based on what they believed in, and that he should not care about what others believe about him. That is why he hoped to see a crowd of angry people at his execution, since he no longer cared about what others believed in.

I think Camus doesn't want people to come to the same conclusion. I think he wants people to benefit from this book and be able to express themselves more openly. This comes from the fact that the person who acted very intrapersonal ended up dead after a trial. Mersault could have saved himself if he was more emotional and cared about what others believed in. Then he might have been more sincere at his Maman's funeral, and about how Marie wanted to marry him. Camus wants people to be more open with their emotions.

I believe that Mersault was happier though, at the end of the novel. The reason why is because he no longer complained about the day, he reminisced about what he liked, and found no spite. He also stopped talking about the sun so much.