Thursday, November 5, 2015
Blog Post #6- 11/2
In the novel, The Stranger, Mersault gains his identity. Mersault lived a very repetitive life, and he enjoyed living that kind of life. Most people would find it extremely boring, but Mersault lived with it. He never gave away his true identity until one breaking point of the book. When Mersault decided to shoot is exactly when he gave way to who he actually is. The choice to fire and murder was exactly how Mersault showed us who he is. It is the turning point, he changed from existence to essence. His existence was him going through every day doing nothing, but he gained essence when he finally did something major with his life. It added to his identity, and his identity continued to become more clear. We could finally understand who Mersault is.
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This is very insightful Declan. I love hearing your point of view especially as it is different than mine. It would be interesting to see how this affects the whole of the novel, as I didn't think he reached giving his life essence until later in the novel. It also leads me to question whether or not there are many turning points for him that lead to a larger one later. Thank you for shining a light on a different area of the book Dec.
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