Motifs: Sun and Hunger
Sun: "The sun was shining almost directly overhead onto the sand, and the glare on the water was unbearable" (Camus, 52). The sun shows its intensity most because he's alone and notices it more.
Sun: "Once out in the street, because I was so tired and also because we hadn't opened the blinds, the day, already bright with sun, hit me like a slap in the face" (Camus, 47). The sun is almost a symbol of reality and when Meursault is exposed to it he cannot handle the intensity
Sun: "The whole time there was nothing but he sun and the silence, with the low gurgling from the spring and the three notes" (Camus, 55). Meursault ignores everything else but the sun, silence and soft noises. This could be his way of gaining solitude while still being with other people.
Hunger: "He asked me if things were 'all right now.' I told him yes they were and said I was hungry" (Camus, 26). Meursault's character shines through this quote when he replies to a question about his diseased mother through hunger. He doesn't care about what happened so much in the past versus what is happening in the present.
Hunger: "For some reason I thought of Maman... I wasn't hungry, and went to bed without dinner" (Camus, 39). Meursault's emotions are shown through his physical feelings like hunger.
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