sunshine. The American poet, Emily Dickinson, wrote a poem called "The Sun" which she described the rising and setting of the sun. The Russian composer, Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov, included a beautiful song, "Hymn to the Sun," in his opera The Golden Cockerel.

However, Camus' usage of the sun opposes its warmth and beauty in The Stranger. The sun is a symbol for feelings and emotions, which Monsieur Meursault cannot deal with. There is a sun motif present throughout the novel, which characterizes the usual fondness towards the sun. The sun is a distraction from Meursault's everyday life an

In prison, Meursault changes his views on both the sun, and on his view of life, which are similar. Meursault was first introduced to the harsh sun at his mother's funeral. Then, the sun took him over and led him to murder another human being. But in jail, Meursault realizes that the sun, and life, is warm and friendly. He discovers that you assign meaning to your own life and that the sun does not need to cover his emotions anymore.

The sun first presents a problem to Meursault at his mother's funeral procession. Even before the procession starts, Meursault calls the sun "inhuman and oppressive." Meursault has shown no emotion towards his mother's death and he directs his emotions at the sun. To Meursault, the sun is an influence on all his senses, as he canno

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Approximate Word count = 516
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)