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__The Stranger__ by: Albert Camus

The novel I am reading for my independent novel project is __The Stranger__ by Albert Camus. I chose this novel because it sounded interesting and it also sounded like a mystery and I very much enjoy reading mysteries. Another reason why I chose this book is because the title sounds kind of spooky and very mysterious. This novel is being told by the main character himself, Monsieur Meursault. In the beginning of the novel the main character, Monsieur Meursault, goes through a problem. He finds out by a telegram, that his mother had passed away, when he finds this out he goes to the Home for Aged Persons at Marengo, where she has been staying for three years, and goes to his mother’s funeral. When he gets back to his house his life goes on as if his mother had never died because he hadn’t visited her as often as he would have for many reasons. One reason is because his job didn’t pay well and it cost him to get to the Home, another is the fact that he didn’t have time. I believe that this information in the beginning is something I should remember as I go on. It probably has something to do with the ending or climax. The beginning of the story is not really catching my attention at the moment but I do have a feeling that it will get more interesting and better as long as I continue to read this novel, __The Stranger__.