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In Albert Camus's novel "The Stranger" the sun that sits in the sky could be the major influence on some of the actions meursault makes, almost like another character. Meursault loves the sun. But the sun is also lethal. At the moment of his cr ....

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... way Camus uses the sun as an influence on Meursaults reactions and emotions is when he pours with sweat, symbolizing the flow of emotions. Meursault constantly thinks about the sun when one would expect him to be mourning his dead mother. He says, "I was surprised at how fast the sun was rising in the sky."(16) which is a strong support for the idea that Meursaults thoughts weren't on his mother and his actions weren't concerned with that, but with the sun and his constant obsession with it. One more example of the uses of the sun throughout this novel comes after Meursault kills the Arab. "I shook off the sweat and sun." (59) When the mai ...