Thoughts on "The Stranger" so far...

So who is Meursault? Is he really a Stranger...

Is anyone really a stranger on this earth?

Is a stranger a person who just lurks around corners and feels they are in a world all on their own?

This blog post is just well, me thinking out loud, it is not very organized, I asked a few too many questions but it’s supposed to be honest…
When I read the book, I don't know how to feel, should I be excited to keep reading on, bored because his tone is unenthusiastic?
He seems very hard to get, he is very blah, and does not really seem to care about much. In the beginning of the book he talks about his mother’s death, he seems extremely dis attached and ok with the whole situation, but is he really trying to hide emotions that are much deeper, is his attitude his security blanket. I think he feels a tremendous amount of guilt because he was not able to financially support the care needed for his mother. He handed over complete care of his mother to other people; all he received in return was a call from the home with dreaded news that his mother had passed. I get the sense that he may wish that he could have changed many of the decisions he made.

His mood through out the book seems to change here and there ever so slightly, when it comes to his emotions he hides them, but when he talks about experiences with other people he is always able to explain very well what is going on with them. He does not seem to have the best sense of self. When he talks about his neighbor’s dog it is hard to tell if he feels bad for the abuse the dog takes of if he just sees it as part of life and just their “daily routine”. Why is he the way he is, I wish that we would have had some more insight and information on his life before the book started.

From reading the back of the book and reading a few more chapters I sense that a murder will happen, I am very curious to see how a personality like Mersault will handle that. Does he have anything to do with it?

Just a few thoughts!