What does Meursault think about the magistrate?
How does Meursault react to the magistrate when the magistrate starts talking about God? He feels hot, uncomfortable, and bothered by annoying flies. How does Meursault feel sitting in the magistrate’s office? Meursault tells us: “Somehow it was an idea to which I never could get reconciled.”
What bothered Meursault most about the chaplain was?
The chaplain insists that all the condemned men he has known have eventually turned to God for comfort. Meursault becomes irritated by the chaplain’s insistence that he spend the rest of his life thinking about God. He feels he has no time to waste with God.
What is Meursault’s first impression of the jury?
Terms in this set (8) What is Meursault’s first impression of the jury? He is not aware of them, he thinks he’s innocent; describes them as strangers on a streetcar.
What did Meursault almost tell Marie?
Meursault wakes up and realizes how exhausting the funeral has been, physically. Note, too, that Meursault tells Marie that his mother “died yesterday.” It’s of so little importance to him that he confuses, absently, the day of her funeral with the day of her death.
Why can’t Meursault return Marie’s smile in the courtroom?
Why can’t Meursault return Marie’s smile in the courtroom? He didn’t care too anymore because he knew that he wouldn’t have a future with her anymore. He had too much to do and too much on his mind. He already knew what the response would be from the judges.
What reason does Meursault give the court for killing the Arab?
In The Stranger, Meursault kills the Arab for no apparent reason, which supports the novel’s overall message that life has no order or meaning. The only reason that Meursault can give for why he murdered this man is that the sun was glaring in his eyes and making him uncomfortable just before he killed him.
What Meursault worth?
During the trial he does not show fear or regret; the possibility of dying leaves him unfazed. The only thing we see him value throughout the novel is the pleasure he receives from his girlfriend Marie. His values, if he has any, are purely hedonistic.
What does the sun represent in the stranger?
Symbolism of the sun of feelings and emotions, which Meursault cannot deal with. The sun is the main driving force behind MeursauIt’s actions. It also represents the inescapable fact of life, which is death.
How does Meursault react to his mother’s death?
Meursault immediately reveals himself to be indifferent toward emotion and interaction with others. Instead of grieving at the news of his mother’s death, he is cold, detached, and indifferent. The fact that he has no emotional reaction at all makes Meursault difficult to categorize.