Journal #15: Parallels between Part One and Part Two of the Stranger

First off, I think that Camus splits the book into two parts because of the significant scene in the end of part one. Camus wants used to make a distinction between these similar, yet different parts.

Other parallels between Parts One and Two in The Stranger include, but are not limited to:

• Both parts are approximately 59-60 pages long, most likely depending on which edition of the book you have
• It seems like the language is slightly more protracted in part two than in part one for a specific reason, possibly to show that Meursalt has changed from one part to the next
• Even after committing a murder, it seems Meursalt disregards certain parts of life that most people would not
• Meursalt is self-centered and ignorant to people around him
• Death is a big motif in both