Journal #8

Meursault comes to the conclusion that he and the world are unimportant to its inhabitants. He has no need in believing in God, because there is no life beyond the one on Earth. Death is obliteration, and now is as good a time as ever, seeing as its inevitable. He sees other people's beliefs as ridiculous, and a conscience as unnecessary. But I'm confused that he needs to be fulfilled by not being alone, and by feeling the hate of others, he would feel less alone. If he feels indifferent and disconnected to everything, why would he need the opinions of others about himself? Maybe he wants to show those people that they are wrong, that there is no significance to life and that they should live like him. He thinks he's becoming a martyr. Camus wants the reader to disagree, though. If Meursault can only spread his message by dying, there could be mass suicide!