Journal #7

THESIS: Camus uses mostly simple descriptions to reference the mental state of an isolated person.

1. "It's dirty. Lots of pigeons and dark courtyard. Everybody's pale" (42)
2. "The noise was getting painful" (75)
3. "A few minutes later, it got dark" (72)
4. "It was nice and he agreed" (51)
5. "[...] and we felt a closeness as we moved in unison and were happy" (50)
6. "She was staring right at me" (86)
7. "It was very hot" (3)
8. "She sniffled a lot" (11)
9. "The boss was nice" (25) 

During the trial Meursault remembers his life vividly. This contrasts the way Meursault described things before the murder.

1. "[...] the big fans were still churning the thick air in the courtroom and the jorors' brightly colored fans were all moving in unison" (103)
2. "My head was spinning with heat and astonishment" (102)
3. "[...] what rose to meet me was the silence in the courtroom, silence and the strange feeling I had when I noticed that the young reporter had turned his eyes away" (106)
4. "He was very talkative and spoke to me more confidently and cordially than he ever had before" (106)
5. "But all the long speeches , and the interminable days and hours that people had spent talking about my soul, had left me with the impression of a colorless swirling river that was making me dizzy" (104)
6. "In the end all I remember is that while my lawyer went on talking, I could hear through the expanse of chambers and courtrooms an ice cream vendor blowing his tin trumpet out in the street" (104)
7. "I was assailed by memories of a life that wasn't mine anymore" (104)

He still had troubles with his emotions

1. "I wasn't thinking about anything anymore" (107)
2. "But my heart felt nothing, and I couldn't even return her smile" (105)