Meursault’s
emotional awakening finally allowed him to understand the rational behind his ambivalence
towards his mother’s death. He finally saw how she desired to live once more
from the very beginning. That is why she was interested in a fiancée. She
wanted to feel young and to once again experience the youthful joys of love
that could carry you from the pits of pain up to the lofty heights of cloud 9. And to some extend she achieved a momentary
return to youth allowing her to spend her final days with a fulfillment and a
satisfaction with her life. Her joy towards the end of life (I would never feel
sorry quote) because she finished her life content and that was all that
mattered. Manman defied what society declared was the appropriate actions for
the elderly, taking her personal joy and happiness as superior to the demands
that people place upon her. Because she embraced the silent joyful rebellion
and ended her life blissfully Meursault could not possibly feel sorry for an
individual who was content with the end.
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