Stranger 8

The contrast between parts 1 and 2 in The Stranger is the change in Meursault. In part two Meursault becomes more concerned about the people and things around him and also his personal condition. The author also uses symbols like cigarrets to show the change in Meursault. In the first part he smokes in every chapter atlest once but in the second part of the book after they were taken away from him Meursault stops smoking even when the gaurd offers him a cigaret before the court hearing. Also in the second part he loses obsetion in Marie and nearly forgets about her during the court session. These changes are used to show how Meursault does not need certain things anymore and he is begining to overcome the influence of the physical world and his desires.