Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Concept of Absurdism

The theme of absurdism has been replicated through out the novel with the categorization of Meursault in the Novel," The Outsider". In this context, Albert Camus has considered the philosophy of the novel as lonely and sensual by highlighting Meursault's characterization in light of absurdism and existentialism. As per authors view, Meursault has refused to hide his feelings and the people of society felt panicky because of worldly involvement with actions and reactions as a normal flow life. The people who live luxurious lives have no faith upon truth happening in the present or in future moderation. In considering an outsider, he has tried to detect the truth of compilation as because he has minutely lived and thought about some outskirt styles of absurdism in effect in his sky of absurdism as well as existentialism. He has led his efforts in a separate philosophical banner where he finds a picture of societal actions. Hence the author has remarked, "As I always do when I want to get rid of some one when I am not really listening to, I gave the impression that I was agreeing with him. To my surprise he was exultant".
In order to perpetuate the memory of his mother, he has never hesitated to reflect the model and characteristics of his mother. Absurdity has been reflected in the novel 'Outsider' with different inner sequences as a symbol of loneliness in course to instinct, existentialism, and excitement, inertness of spontaneity and overall growth of desolate exp-unction of life. The author here expresses some outpourings of common absurdism which does not cope with his own demonstrative voice towards his mother in course of performing her funeral. He wishes to have her blessings and graceful responses so that he becomes stronger to live alone far away from societal actions and reactions in this eternal world. In culture, friendship and love he finds breach of trust, lies, magnetism of wealth, too much greed and jealousy which spoils his luxurious goal. Far from lacking all sensibility, he is controlled by a tenacious and as such profound passion, the passion for an absolute and truth to retaliate his real life situation. As per style of author's philosophical attitude and feelings, the truth which is publicized as a negative effect, the author may be considered as a veteran truth-born lively fellow, but without which no triumph over the self or over the world will ever be outweighed. Suffice it to say, it is evident that if a man is habituated in such deeds full of absurdism where the definition of life has perpetual meaning. It is evident that he is a very hardened soul man because the magistrate doesn't find any reason why Meursault is agreeing to admit that he is wrong and he wouldn't lie about his fault, the writer has set out some ethical prospects with which he yearns to be adorned with various qualities of human ornaments. In this context, the author says," The sun was getting low outside and it was not hot any more- differentiates the guilty and not guilty"
In view of the above, it is evident that the presentation of the theme absurdism as well as its social reactions has been highlighted in the novel on a large scale. One wouldn't be far erroneous in judging the outsider who without any heroic pretensions agrees to die for the truth. According to the author, a man who is fighting for a just cause is always a great man. The author has reflected a character like silhouette which enmesh everyone to be dispersed from worldly affairs. Despite all deeds revitalized in the novel, the author has virtually pointed out some defects of social and cultural life tentatively. This is the philosophy of the novel, "Outsider". In this virtual event, the author says," For the first time I realized that I was guilty". In fine, the philosophy of social absurdism has been vivaciously reflected throughout the contrasts of Meursault's characterization.
Kh. Atiar Rahman is a distinguished author and a poet. He has many publication in national and international media.

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