The Character Analysis.The Stanger by, Albert Camus

Character Analysis

Tanasha Kardeo

Dear Diary,

Mom died. I’m not too sure when though, but I wish I did. It would keep me from feeling guilty. I was never there for her, and I regret my actions, and how I treated her. How and why she died though was absolutely NOT MY FAULT! And that is what I told people also including my employer when I got home from the funeral. At the viewing there were people whom I haven’t even seen before well more like majority of the people, I guess that’s because I only visited her once. When I arrived at the old age home where my mother had been staying for 3 years I was approached by the warden he said “Madame Meursault entered the home three years ago. She had no private means and depends entirely on you.” It felt like he was blaming me for what ever happened.

After the funeral I returned home I still couldn’t believe she died, it wasn’t until this morning that I realized it when I woke up alone. To keep my mind off mom, I decided to go for a swim down at the harbor, I love it there, and it still looked as if I never left. I saw Marie an old friend, I think I’m falling for her. I almost made the mistake of telling her it wasn’t my fault why my mother died.  I think she felt weird after I told her my mother died 2 days ago and I asked her out, but I don’t think it’s unusual. After my date last night with Marie I woke up and she had left my bed with a note, she said she had to go, or else shed be dead. When I got up, I had an urge for a cigarette, I thought about rearranging my furniture. I decided to move all the necessities into my room, the furniture only looked suitable when mother was living with me. I have work tomorrow I hope my employer is in a good mood though he usually isn’t, I better get some rest don’t want to be late tomorrow!

-Meursault

Dear Diary,

What a day at work! A strange and unusual man came into see his mother after only visiting her once. I tried my best to be nice, but the fact that he didn’t come to see her when she was alive, why come when she’s dead? He asked me how long I’ve been working; I just love when people ask me that so I took the liberty in telling him all about myself. I told him that I’ve been working there for five year, I’m 64 years old and I came from Paris. It didn’t seem like he was very interested. I tried my best to fill him in on what he missed in his mother’s life. I hate to see when young men come into the home in search of their mother or loved one that they’ve lost, but that’s my job!

            -Door keeper

Dear Diary,

Today I went for a swim down at the harbor, it was gorgeous as usual. I was so excited when I saw Meursault, I hadn’t seen him at the harbor for awhile, I wanted to ask him why but we got caught up with each other and swimming that I forgot. He asked me to the movies, last night; it was at the movies when he told me his mother died 2 days ago. I didn’t know exactly how to react. After the movie I went back to Meursault's home, I stayed there over night but I had to rush home first thing in the morning. Since I’m unemployed I have to look for a job, I need to get up first thing in the morning. Goodnight.

-Marie