Talking About "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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Jaegyum: Hey Jaeyi, I finished reading "The Stranger." It was... weird.

Jaeyi: Oh, the one Mr. Kim recommended? The one about the guy who doesn't cry at his mom's funeral? I read the summary on that blog you sent, study53.tistory.com/144. It said Meursault is like an outsider to society's rules.

Jaegyum: Exactly! It's like he feels nothing when his mother dies. And then he goes to the beach and starts a relationship right away. It's so different from how people are "supposed" to act.

Jaeyi: The blog post mentioned his lack of remorse, even when he kills the Arab man. It said he acts based on physical sensations, like the heat of the sun. That’s so strange.

Jaegyum: I know! He shoots him because of the sun being too bright! It doesn't make sense in a normal way. It's like his feelings and reasons are all mixed up, or maybe he doesn't have the same feelings we do.

Jaeyi: The blog also talked about how society judges him for not showing grief at his mother's funeral more than for the actual murder. It's like they care more about the rules of mourning than about a person's life.

Jaegyum: That's what I thought too! When the prosecutor talks about his lack of emotion at the funeral, it felt more important to them than why he shot the guy. It’s like they wanted him to be sad a certain way, and because he wasn't, he was seen as a monster.

Jaeyi: And in the end, he accepts his fate and even wishes for people to hate him at his execution, right? The blog said it's his final rebellion against society's expectations.

Jaegyum: Yeah, it's like he finally understands that he's always been a stranger to their way of thinking, and he embraces it. It's a really thought-provoking story, even if it's confusing at times.

Jaeyi: Definitely. It makes you think about why we do the things we do and why society expects certain reactions from us.

( N.B. 위 콘텐츠는 Google AI Studio 로 제작한 것입니다 )