Essay on Camus’ The Stranger (The Outsider): Finding a Rational God th

Finding a Rational immortal through Nature in Camus The Stranger (The Outsider) bit towards disposition for fulfillment, The Strangers Meursault rejects the ideology of God as a savior and is consequently juxtaposed against Jesus Christs martyrdom, Christianity and the notorious crucifixion. To the inexperienced reader, Meursault appears to be an extreme atheist. Later in Albert Camus novel, he is revealed as a humanistic soul thats in touch with the catholicity of the earth and soil he treads upon. Through the use of blunt and obscure temperament images, Meursaults revelations and newfound trust within an environment outdoors of society ar softly whispered by Camus. In essence, Meursault imposes his strike for meaning upon nature as well as upon a God who rejects him. Through this imposition, he hopes to acquire an immortality which is similar to a Christian afterlife. The arguments of nature as a religion and as an entity separate from God are jointly focused upon in the modern criticisms and interpretations of The Stranger I leave discuss. Pantheism, a quasi-religious worship of nature, comes into mind when looking at Meursaults final communion with the world. Is pantheism a mere excuse for Meursaults actions or rather a secret reality of his which the public is not relieve oneself to confront or understand? Icons and stereotypes accompany this enigmatic, suggestive natural vision and are employed by Camus to show the irrationality in both(prenominal) societys and Meursaults assumptions of religion and of Christianity. One is left with the dubiousness of Meursaults acceptance of death is Meursaults embracing of his fate illustration of his fall into the abyss of traditional Christian faith or so a turn towards a happy medium in nature?... ...thood Without God. In Mansions of the Spirit. Ed. George A. Panichas. New York Hawthorn Books, Inc. Publishers, 1967. 313-324. Hanna, Thomas L. Albert Camus and the Christian Faith. In Camus A Collecti on of Critical Essays. redact by Germaine Bree. New Jersey Prentice-Hall, 1962. 48-64. Harrison, Paul. scientific Pantheism Basic Principles. Elements of Pantheism. cited from April 20 1999. Availible from http//members.aol.com/heraklit1/basicpri.htm Peyre, Henri. Camus the Pagan. In Camus A Collection of Critical Essays. edited by Germaine Bree. New Jersey Prentice-Hall, 1962. 65-70. Piper, H.W. The Active Universe. London The Athlone Press 1962. Sprintzen, David. Camus A Critical Examination. Philadelphia Temple University Press, 1988. Woelfel, James W. Camus A Theological Perspective. New York Abingdon Press, 1975.