Meursault
has travelled on a path of personal discovery during which he discovers himself
to be a stranger to what he feels and a stranger to what is truly important in
his life. He realizes that pleasing people or fitting in with their
expectations is not what leads to a great life, but it is the personal disagreements
that one has that leads self discovery and causes people to do things that most
view as strange or different. But by being different people we make life
interesting, it is the arguments and debates, annoyances and grievances, likes
and dislikes that make us who we are. By standing by quietly one is muting ones
own conscience and their ability to change the world around them. It is not the
quite one who changes the world around them but it is the one who waves the
neon banner of individuality so defiantly that it causes people to step back
and look in both horror and awe.
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