During this past semester, I have grown as both a reader and a writer, mainly due to the differing types of literature that we have covered and studied in class. Reading pieces such as "The Stranger" really opened my eyes to another side of literature that I have not seen before. I have never witnessed or read a novel that has a writing style similar to Albert Camus's. Camus's unique way of writing challenged us readers given that most of us have never seen a character such as Meursault. Typically when reading a novel, I am able to connect and understand the protagonist and the reasons behind the way they act. However, when I read about Meursault, I found myself confused yet at the same time, astonished. It became clear that even when a character has an unusual mindset, a theme or message is still able to be portrayed through the author's work. As I was doing my research for the midterm paper and digging into the psychology of authors to understand further why the...
