Albert Camus presents a story line that my seem simple at first, but when more closely examined a myriad of concepts come to the surface. Camus was a French writer who wrote The Plague in 1947 and wrote The Stranger in the early 1940's. Both stories centered around the WWII atmosphere and the change and realization that came with this environment. Throughout Camus' novels the concepts of the struggle for freedom, the obstacle of choices, the responsibility of citizens in hard times, and the essence of human nature are constantly referenced to through Camus' unique writing style.

The first concept that needs to be examined is the concept of freedom. The Stranger presents a rather a view of freedom that is rather unsettling to the everyday reader. Meursault quite frequently expresses his awareness of his freedom, his awareness of his own will as free. An example of this is...