How my philosophy affects my opinion of the book

Journal 5:
Being that I am a Christian affects the way I feel about about a book entirely. Growing up with Christian morals and beliefs of how I should live my life affect my every thought. Therefore they affect my opinion of this, and any, book most certainly. My beliefs affect whether or not I connect with the characters, whether I connect with the narrator and ultimately whether I like the book or not. With The Stranger, it was hard at first and still is at times to see Meursault do things or act a certain way that just does not make sense to me or that i flat out don't agree with. This is because for me, just about everything in my life has meaning and purpose, whereas Meursault is the complete opposite. But I'm also open-minded in that if I believed that nothing had meaning, I might act somewhat similar to Meursault. Having beliefs is difficult when reading a book such as The Stranger, but as long as I keep an open-mind, I can connect with at least some of the aspects of the book.