Based on the book The Stranger written by Albert Camus.
My Commemoration of Meursault
Many people knew Meursault somewhat, but not quite fully. He was a quiet man who rarely showed his emotions. Very much less than what men his age would share with other people. When he cared about something, it was big, nothing little. He would say that you shouldn't waste your time caring about random things when you could enjoy what is really important around you. Now that I think about it, I think that this decision that he made to live this way may have helped him appreciate things better.
Meursault was one of the best men that I knew, I loved him so much! We had a short relationship but we were planning on getting married when he was found guilty for killing someone. Personally, I don't think that he was guilty because the Arabs were there trying to attack and Meursault, after seeing the two men attack his friend, felt that it was only necessary for his safety to shoot the man.
When his mother had died, no one had known. He didn't know for himself until a day or two after she died becaue he decided that it was better for her to live with someone who could pour their hearts into her. He knew that she deserved better than what he had to offer. I applaud him for that. But this is just another example about how little he would share his emotions with other people. Maybe he just bottled them up, or maybe he did not think that they were important enough to share with people. I loved everything about him including this and I think that he loved me too.
I wish that he could still be on Earth where I could see him. He absolutely loved the nature of things and I'm sure that he misses that. Meursault could look at someone and know exactly what they were going to do and how they felt. He noticed all of the little things that no one else would. I loved that about him.
I fell in love with Meursault in the short time that I knew him. He was one of the most genuine and true people that I will ever meet. People would try to influence him into believing certain things and living certain ways but he would never listen to them. He knew what he wanted and would never let things get in his way. This is why I love Meursault.
Marie
This is fantastic! You do just a wonderful job of putting yourself in Marie's shoes. You are absolutely convincing. Your critical thinking is on display, because you stayed true to both Meursault and Marie in this post, and you were excellently creative, because you had me reconsidering my perception of Meursault in light of these reactions. Marie would have been incredibly convincing to anyone who would question why she'd mary him. You do a great job of showing just how easy it is to read into another person's actions as well as how powerfully people want to believe in a story they can agree with.
ReplyDeleteThis post is outstanding. Thank you.
I really like the idea you had for this post. When reading this I felt like it was exactly what Marie would say. You took what information you had and brought Marie's perspective to life. You wrote this very well, considering how little the stranger tells about Marie, and her mindset. There were a couple parts that were a little hard to follow, with the way they were written, but overall this post was amazing.
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