Critical Review of The Stranger by Albert Camus

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life" - Albert Camus Throughout his life Albert believed the world is absurd, without purpose, and leading only onto death. Sunday through Saturday people go through the same motions, repeating the same lives until one day the question of why overcomes us. This causes many in the world …

…formation of new ideas. Those who are interested in novels that open a whole new perspective on life should make an attempt to read The Stranger. It is well written and contains many interesting insights. Other novels of the same style include The Trial by Franz Kafka and Nausea by Sartre. Works Cited Camus, Albert. The Stranger. New York : Vintage International, 1989 "Albert Camus." World Wide Web. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegeon/1311/camus.html. 16 October 1999