Seven

Camus creates a part one and two, in order to emphasize a change that occurs in Meursault. In part one of The Stranger, Meursault feels forced to do things, (go to his mother's funeral, do what Marie wants, obey his physical needs... etc.). He is also affected by the physical world more so in part one, especially by the heat and sun. In part two, Meursault is more in tune to his own thoughts and seems to realize meaning to what he is doing and to what is happening. The two parts just lets the reader notice a natural and prominent character change for Meursault.