Mason Schrage - Reflective Statement for The Stranger by Albert Camus

Mason Schrage
IB Literature
Mr. Vano
Reflective statement for “The Stranger”
In our Interactive oral discussion the class discussed many important aspects of the text
including the absurdity of the Meursault, the dry narrative style, and other literary techniques.
Meursault as a character is a very peculiar person and our class spent a good portion of our
discussion focusing on how he almost feels no emotion. Within the story Meursault seems to not
care about anything or anyone and often will simply let very strange and unsettling things simply
happen to him. My understanding of “The Stranger” was greatly enhanced by our discussion in
class. Before I had missed many important details throughout the story that were clarified when
we had our discussion. Talking about the book also allowed me to make more judgements and
interpret the story in my own ways after hearing the thoughts of others as it gave more tangible
evidence to back up the story. Along with talking about Meursault as a character our class