Word Choice: The words Camus uses are not very powerful when explaining certain events. There also seems to be a lack of dialect in Mersault. Most words seem to take a literal interpretation and Camus makes Mersault show no emotion when he speaks and thinks.
Why does Camus use simple words with little meaning when he describes Mersault?
Sentences: The sentences Camus uses are very short and concise when he writes about Mersault. Camus occasionally writes a long sentence.
Why does Camus use short sentences for Mersault and long sentences for other characters?
Images: In the book only a few images are ever mentioned more than once; a few being the ocean, the cigarettes, the sun, and Marie.
Why does Camus show how little Mersault is affected by the images around him except a select few? (the sun and ocean)
Symbols: The story uses some obvious symbols in the story such as the sky, the sun, and the ocean.
What is Camus trying to tell us with the constant use of the sun through out the story?
Figures of Speech: The sun seems to influence Mersault in a very unique and strong way through out the story.
Why does Camus make the sun's affect unique to Mersault?
Rhetorical Devices: Mersault is very dry and unemotional compared to the other characters in the book.
Why does Camus show this difference in emotion between Mersault and the other characters?
Patterns: Mersault is always going out to swim. He also constantly mentions the sun as a negative thing.
What is Camus trying to tell us with the negative effect of the sun on Mersault?
Narrators: The narrator of the book is the main character Mersault. (first person)
Why does Camus choose Mersault as the narrator of the book?
Structure: The book seems to jump from place to place, talking about the focal points in Mersault's life.
What is Camus trying to tell us with the unusual pace of the book?
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