Stranger Journal #3

Camus uses the motif of the the sun through out the book to show use the severity of your actions directly impacts your life. "But today, with the sun bearing down, making the whole landscape shimmer with heat, it was inhuman and oppressive."(Camus 15) Through out the book we see the sun mentioned when Meursault deals with a conflict or interacts with another person. Camas does this to show us that even though Meursault does not express himself he still has feelings inside of him.

Camus uses the motif of time to show us that Meursault is an orderly and judges things based on time. He takes notice of times, dates and places on almost every page."Twice a day, at eleven and six, the old man takes the dog out for a walk."(Camus 27) He notes small details and pays attention to others lives. He feels the need to be meticulious and precise, he evaluates things by measures of time.

Camus uses the motif of pleasure to highlight the childlike being of Meursault. "the sky was green; I felt good."(Camus 26) The simple things make him feel happy. They bring joy into his life, just like they would for a child. Children are notorious for seeing the smallest good in a sea of awful. We see Meursaults inner child when he recieves pleasure for the smallest thing like the color of the sky.