Nor is it the place we think we have in society. He quoted his mother saying “nobody is truly unhappy”. At the end of the book, Meursault said he realised he was happy and has always been. “Meursault and Camus lived for what they knew to be true. We are especially addicted to the urge of ‘feeling happy’ but there may be something much bigger and more important to live for. It may be fearful or unpleasant at times, as we usually prefer or are used to being consumers of sensations. They (audio and reflections) made me realize that I wish to be connected all the time but being the outsider has great value also. She gave me permission to copy and paste her e-mail into this blog. Margaux listened to the audio talk with my written reflections and sent me her response below. I gave a recorded talk on identity and the outsider in the Waldhaus Zentrum, Andernach, Germany in early May, 2022. She kindly posted to me an illustrated English version of The Outsider (also occasionally translated as The Stranger). I emailed Margaux in Paris of my appreciation for the novel. A powerful novel written by Albert Camus of France. During the Covid lockdown in 2021, I re-read The Outsider after 54 years.
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