The Stranger Journal #2

I think the reason Camus chose to write in first person was to help the reader better identify with Meursault. From a first person point of view it is easier for the reader to understand his thoughts because in third person omniscient the reader is being told what the character is thinking but they aren't really experiencing it for themselves. I think the purpose for Camus doing this is that it gives the readers more inside knowledge into Meursault. It helps us (the readers) to better understand his actions, why he does what he does,  and his intentions when the other characters in the story can't. Also, first person point of view allows the reader to make their own assumptions about the character of Meursault since they do not get to experience the other characters opinions. This is important to the novel because Meursault is a complex character to me, and he his constantly changing and first person point of view allows the reader to keep up with that change more fluidly than third person.