Tracking Motifs in The Stranger

Journal 4:

Motifs= Sun the and the sky

• Sun-"By now the sun was overpowering. It shattered into little pieces on the sand and water"(Camus 55). The overpowering sun could be the tension between Meursault and Raymond coming to a peak while they walk on the beach.
• Sun-"[...] and I could feel my forehead swelling under the sun. All that heat was pressing down on me and making it hard for me to go on" (Camus 57). If the sun is a symbol of Meursault's emotions then they are hindering him from moving forward.
• Sun-"It was the same sun, the same light still shining on the same sand as before" (Camus 58). The sun seems to stay constant, even in times of trouble.

• Sky-"It seemed as if the sky split open from one end to the other to rain down fire"(Camus 59). This metaphor makes the sky seem angry, mad, or revengeful.