Memorable Quotes: To
"Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know." (This opening line immediately establishes Meursault's detachment.)
I had the impression that had always been looking for this absurd life." (Meursault reflects on his acceptance of the meaninglessness of existence.)
"It didn't matter to me that I was going to die." (This statement highlights Meursault's acceptance of his fate.)
"As if that blind rage had washed me clean, emptied me of hope, and in that darkness now, like a star, felt the presence of something I could never have imagined, and which yet was allT had left." (Meursault
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The stranger is a very short novel of less than 160 pages, it's a philosophical thriller that provokes one's mind. I will attempt to make a summary then some memorable quotes and later questions for one to think about.
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