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RR#5:  Meursault experiences the fear of freedom a lot up to part 2 of The Stranger. " Then i fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness" (Camus 59). This quote shows that merusault is finally realizing that he wants to be an individual. I think the Gunshots finally opened his eyes. It helped him to tried breaking out of his normal routine and doing the things he wants instead of just doing the same thing day after day. He was holding in his wanting to break free and pulling the trigger helped him to break out of his normal and be different and do different things everyday instead of the same old thing day after day. -Nicole Mazzola

5. Throughout part one, Meursault lives a very care-free life. His emotions are never seen, and he is not quick to accept changes. When talking to his boss about life changes, Meursault says, “ one never changed his way of life; one life was as good as another, and my present one suited me quite well” (Camus 28). Although he does not say it, Meursault has an underlying fear of freedom. He is too comfortable with his uniform way of life. Eventually, Meursault is put into a situation which forces him to do something completely out of the ordinary. And by the end of Part one, he shoots an Arab. He describes his actions as, “…another loud, fateful rap on the door of my undoing” (Camus 39). In his mind, he fears that each shot will bring him closer to his ruin. There is no doubt that this will shatter his identity and change his life forever, which is exactly what he needs in order to free him from his routine life. -Jordan Schlueter

5. The main character Meursault has a major Fear of Freedom in part one of the book “The Stranger.” In the book “The Stranger” it says, “After lunch I felt at loose ends and roamed about the little flat. It suited us well enough when Mother was with me, but now that I was by myself it was too large and I’d moved the dining table into my bedroom” (Camus 15). This is a big example for his fear of freedom. Not just the words that are set in stone that tells about his fear of responsibility now that his mom is dead. Yes, he states that his living space is now too big for him, but there is a deeper meaning there. It’s not just the living space. It is everything that he now has to face alone. There is a possible sense of aloneness now that his mother died. That’s where the fear of freedom comes from. - Brandon Ballesteros

5. The main character Meursault experiences fear of freedom near the end of part 1 of the book. Meursault says, “And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness”(Camus 57). This is how he experiences the fear of freedom. Now that he took control of his actions and shot a man five times, four of which were when the man was already dead, he fears the power he as an individual has. He has the power to kill with his freedom. He was not in any way physically restricted from shooting this man and took full advantage of it and killed him. He fears what this freedom will bring him in the future. The freedom he has used has caused him anxiety because he now feels unhappiness for what he has done. - Erica Harris

5. Meursault the main character of our book experiences the Fear of Freedom in part one of the book. " After lunch I felt at loose ends and roamed about the little flat. It suited us well enough when Mother was with me, but now that I was by myself it was too large and I'd moved the dining table into my bedroom" (Camus 15). within this quote the reader can see his true fear of freedom. Within the quote he does not want any type of responsibility at all now that his mother who he really didn't seem to care about is dead. He talks about how the flat is to "big" for him yes it states the obvious, but their is another underlining reason beneath it. It represents everything that he now has to face all alone with no one their to help him. He seems to realize he is all alone because of his own doing and that is what is starting to scare him. There also is a sense of being alone now that the last person of his family his mother has died. That is were I personally think that his fear of freedom comes from. -Schuyler Sloop