Part one of term paper
In Albert Camus's novel "The Stranger" the sun that sits in the sky could be the major influence on some of the actions meursault makes, almost like another character. Meursault loves the sun. But the sun is also lethal. At the moment of his crime the great cymbals of the sun beat on his head. As though the sun could literally do so. One exam ...

Part two of term paper
... Being that the whole point of this confrontation was the fact that he could not stand the heat of the sun. Proving that the sun did provoke him in more than one way. Another example of the way Camus uses the sun as an influence on Meursaults reactions and emotions is when he pours with sweat, symbolizing the flow of emotions. Meursault constantly thinks about the sun when one would expect him to be mourning his dead mother. He says, "I was surprised at how fast the sun was rising in the sky."(16) ...