Journal 4: End of the Stranger

At the end of the novel, Meursault realizes how futile it is to fight against death. He knows that it doesn't matter when he dies, because he will always feel the same toward death then as he does now. He believes that there is nothing after death, at that this is all there is; therefore he comes to the realization that he is indifferent to the universe because the universe is indifferent to him. The universe does not care about a single man, and there is no higher power (God) trying to intervene and save him. Because the universe is so indifferent, he comes to terms with his execution, and hopes that the crowd at his execution will be full of hateful people. This, I think, reflects how he now hates everyone else for condemning him, simply because he did not cry at his mother's funeral. He feels the universe is indifferent to him, as he is indifferent to the universe; he hates most everyone else, and expects them to hate him back. That's what I read into it, at least.
I feel like Camus supports this idea, because he doesn't seem to present it as a wrong or backwards way of thinking. The whole novel kind of leads up to this conclusion and supports it, so why would Camus write it if not to guide the reader to the same conclusion? I feel like it's a logical conclusion to come to when in Meursault's position, and that Camus correctly described a condemned man's feelings.