Critical Essays
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a wonderfully complex work that has stirred up much debate between different critical authors. Each argument presents a different way of interpreting the novel, and provides helpful insight into how you may view it personally. This section contains a number of critical essays that demonstrate different ways in which The Stranger can be analyzed. No critical essay contains the “right” interpretation, because such a thing does not exist. Instead, each presents a new and fascinating perspective on Camus's multi-layered work of literature.