The Stranger Man and the Natural World Quotes Page 4
Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph). We used Matthew Ward's translation, published by Vintage International published in 1989.
| Quote #10 The four o’clock sun wasn’t too hot, but the water was warm, with slow, gently lapping waves. Marie taught me a game. (1.4.1) |
Warmth – not heat – puts Meursault in a happy mood. We’re trying to establish some sort of system here, but it could be that the associations are devoid of logic and reasoning – much like an absurdist world. Ooooh.
| Quote #11 I’d left my window open, and the summer night air flowing over our brown bodies felt good. (1.4.2) |
For Meursault, happiness is the result of physical pleasures.
| Quote #12 Once out in the street, because I was so tired and also because we hadn’t opened the blinds, the day, already bright with sun, hit me like a slap in the face. (1.6.2) |
This looks a lot like the scene where the sun "cuts" Meursault’s eyes (just before he kills the Arab).
