How does Camus portray the physical world and the spiritual world? What does Camus suggest is the function of each? What theme do they help us to develop?
"I explained to him, however, that my nature was such that my physical needs often got in way of my feelings" (65).
This is very important for answering our question because it talks about physical needs which is what builds the physical world and how it holds back the ideas of feelings which could be seen as part of the spiritual world.
"He asked me if he could say that that day I had held my natural feelings. I said, "No, because it's not true" (65).
The spirit world is hinted at through the morals of Meursault. He doesn't want to lie because he knows it is bad even if it helps cover up an even more serious action.
"I felt the urge to reassure him that i was like everybody else, just like everybody else. But really there wasn't much point, and i gave up the idea out of laziness" (66).
The connection between this quote and my topic I can't quite get a hold of but I believe there is a connection.
"I looked at the director, too. He was walking with great dignity without a single wasted motion. A few beads of sweat were forming on his forehead, but he didn't wipe them off" (16).
The director put physical matters like the heat and the sweat in the back of his mind and honoring Maman was the priority of the moment and he was dedicated to showing respect. His actions to not let physical elements get in the way is one of the few examples of the spiritual world being the focus rather than the physical world.
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