Part 1 and Part 2

Journal 7:
Camus creates a part 1 and part 2 of The Stranger to magnify the change in Meursault's character. One such example of that change is in how he refuses a cigarette when one of the police officers offers one to him as they waited for the judges; "[...] one of them offered me a cigarette, which I turned down" (Camus 82). However, the biggest change in Meursault is how he starts to feel emotions in part 2 whereas in part 1, he was almost completely emotionless. He begins to realize the significance of life as he sits in his jail cell. "[...] all of a sudden I would feel just how closed in I was by the walls of my cell" (Camus 76). He begins to realize how much his life meant to him after being locked up for a while. By comparing ideas between the two parts, Camus illustrates the specific ways Meursault has changed.