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Mersault's Life After Shooting The Arab

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After shooting the Arab for no apparent reason, he also sees no significance in human existence because whether the man had continued to live or no would make no difference in the universe. When Mersault is convicted for murder and is incarcerated, he accepts his death because he knows that his death is inevitable and he cannot live on forever. A major aspect of absurdity is about the desire for humanity to want to find a meaning in their life but being unable to find it. Mersault enjoys simple moments in life such as smoking, drinking coffee, swimming, and intimate moments with Marie. Only at this point in his life, right before he is about to die does this character realize that his life might have some meaning. In comparison to the beginning

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