Journal #4- The Stranger

In the end of the novel, Mersault comes to the conclusion that the world is indifferent and has no reason behind it. He understands that death is inevitable whether it is today or fifty years from now. He lost hope in fighting for himself, knowing that he will die soon; but he has not lost hope about his thoughts and past life. He held on tight to his thoughts and knew that what he did through out his life is what happened and whether he did it one way or another, it makes no difference. He realized the absurd life he lived in and that everyone's life is chosen by the same fate because everyone will eventually die. He just gave up on the world and saw that it has no meaning to it. Camus shows the end Mersualt comes to, but does not want the reader to come to the same conclusion in life. He wants us to take advantage of what we have and follow through, because giving up could lead us to what Mersault ended up with. He wants each one to be his or her own person because that is what matters in the end and that is how Mersault turns out.