Maman’s Funeral Characterises Meursault And the World of The Stranger

Albert Camus's experimental novel "Stranger" explores the concept of existentialism and the concept that human beings are born in nothing and do nothing. The novels are held in the Algiers colony of France, the settlers of the working class of France live in the urban environment and the simple life and pleasure is the working class as the main character of the novel It plays an important role in life. It is attractive about this novel that he seems to express another meaning, which is the eternal misfortune scene opened by the death of his mother.

In strangers, the story begins with Meursault receiving news about the death of his mother. Maman died today. Or maybe yesterday, but I do not know. I received a telegram from home. "Mother is dead, there will be a funeral tomorrow, be faithful to you." This does not mean anything. Maybe it was yesterday. This is proof of existential beliefs. We saw Mersau expressing the fact that all of us would die one day. If it is not for today, it will eventually be tomorrow. This is a matter of time and manner. In other words, our existence is the existence of our body itself - like an animal. From this point, through the story, you can see that Meursault is living a carefree life, and he care at least what is happening around him. He does not question the current event and does not mind what will happen in the future, he just "does things".

Meursault just showed liberty as he wanted. As Maman died in the first part of the novel, he attended the funeral without any abnormality. In the mother's funeral, Marson decided to drink a cup of coffee, but he did not show emotion. This is an illustration of how Meursault shows his free will and do not allow the effects of a dead mother to influence what he wants to do. The second and third topics are displayed together by Meursault. These themes are the existence of our choice of consciousness and the passion that we feel before thinking about it, Mursault presented these two themes at the end of the novel. Mersor wishes his life to be here, and now he does not mind the future. Mercow wants to commemorate his life. Through this thought, Meursault shows existence and passion. The fourth theme is an emergency. The fifth theme is personality

One of the pastors asked Meursault the age of the mother, but Meursault did not know her age. Meursault could not remember it because the funeral itself was "very fast, very carefully, and very naturally" happened. Just because the nurse says "Do not run away", his memory is broken only a little (if you walk slowly you become a heat stroke, walking too fast will chill the church), Perez fainting, A red geranium falls in the grave. He is very happy to return to Algiers.