In The Metamorphosis and The Stranger, one of the most prominent components of existentialism seen in the books is: “Ultimately, I am alone in this world, alienated from everything that attempts to define me.” Camus employs this to portray Meursault’s impartiality to the events in his life, the manner in which society labels him and instructs him to act, as well as to explain the embrace of his fate near the end of the novel. This component is also used by Kafka to portray the sense of estrangement…
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