Brutus-Tragic Hero

Within the Stranger, Albert Camus brought up many questions and a few answers. He created an outsider to society and showed us how he lived, Meursault. Meursault was always indifferent. Meursault accepted death. Why? Meursault saw the purpose of life meaningless. That is “Absurdity”! Absurdity, how does that word sound? Pretty bad, eh? Absurdity when used like “that’s absurd!” gives the feeling of negative judgment and a sense of finality. The idea of the …

…the Absurdity of life. Does that mean he has to die? No, the Absurd does not need for you to die. The readiness at the end to die marks where he is no longer an Absurd man. He hopes to die and he “hopes” that there are many people there. He sees the truth of the Absurd but no longer practices it. All his needs derives from the fact that life is pointless. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**