How does Meursault change from part 1 to part 2?
In Part 1, Meursault is a detached character, living only in the moment, unable to express his own feelings. However, in Part 2, he begins to explore his feelings, and recognizes his difficulty in expressing what he means. "I thought she looked very beautiful, but I didn't know how to tell her." (Camus 74)
"On my way out out I was even going to shake his hand, but just in time, I remembered that I had killed a man." (Camus 64) Here, the content suggest Meursaults developing idea of things being bad or good. Before, everything was indifferent, love was nothing, and death didn't stir him. However, now, he sees his involvement in someone's death as evil, and thus doesn't want to mess up something good. Also, there is a change in Camus' writing style and syntax. More and more sentences are less and less choppy. The reduced choppiness creates a more sensitive Meursault who has more insights into things.
"But in another, it killed time." Camus originally used many time phrases to give Meursault a strict, regimented life style, following the moment, and only living as a person of no actual thought. Now, as he is denied one of his base pleasures, he experiences a break from time." By breaking his routine, he became more individualized.
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