Summary Of Julius Caesar Part 1 Dialectical Journal

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"On my way out, I was even going to shake his [the policeman's] hand, but just in time, I remembered that I had killed a man." Part 2, Chapter 1, pg. 64 In conflict with the law enforcement, Meursault feels no remorse for his past murder of the Arab. Although, he does realize that he has done something terribly wrong according to society. Unable to feel any emotion, he personally lists it as a burden for others. He believes what he did was not that serious and did not think about it twice when he committed the crime . He does not care for society's approval and has never cared for it. 2. "And the more I thought about it, the more I dug out my memory things I had overlooked or forgotten. I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could …show more content…

This quote greatly describes how being imprisoned affected his life. It is the place where he reflected about his life before being thrown into the slammer. He looked back at how meaningless his life really was. It seemed sort of ironic that he had to end up in prison to realize it. The only thing that keeps him busy while being locked up is having old flashbacks of his life before everything occurred. He is finally reflecting for once in his life and having deep thoughts. 3. "for the first time in years, I had this stupid urge to cry, because I could feel how much all these people hated me." Hearing the caretaker describe him smoking and drinking coffee, Meursault thinks "for the first time I realized that I was guilty." Part 2, Chapter 3, pg. 90 Meursault’s mood changes and he starts having some sense of guilt, not trying to show others that they were right and he was wrong. He always knew that he shot the Arab but now he realizes how much people seem to hate him for it. He suddenly feels the world weighing on his shoulders. It seems as though it is all too much to bear. For him, feeling almost anything, even an ounce of guilt is

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