Stranger journal number 8

The conclusion that Camus is trying to come to is that life is without any true meaning, and that the emotions most people attach to life can only cause them pain- so once freed of their emotional attachment, need to explain the unexplainable, and need to attribute meaning to the meaningless, people are better able to live a happy life. I also happen to think that Camus desires that the reader reach that very same conclusion, as he causes Meursault to become totally content with the greatest fear of most people- death, and that this fear is alleviated through the logic used by Meursault, makes that all the more appealing. This leads to anouther conclusion of mine- that is, that Meursault is actually much happier at the end of the novel, because he has experienced trials of his own outlook, and still maintained his philosophy- testament to his own emotional security.