Thursday, October 20, 2016

Meursaut in 'Trust'

While watching the film 'Trust' after finishing Camus' novel 'The Stranger', there are lots of pieces of Meursaut in the soul of that movie. While no character is truly identical to Meursaut, there can be some similarities in Matthew and even in Maria.

There is a scene in the film when Maria brings up the notion of killing herself, then Matthew pulls a grenade out of his pocket and states that he always carries it with him "just in case". This scene for some reason really embodies Meursaut to me, I think with the general lack of caring about life reminds me of Meursaut a bit. Both characters are both living but also accept that death is the outcome of their lives.

While Maria and Matthew are similar in some ways, I feel that they do convey more emotion and empathy for themselves and others than he does. For example, Maria is really hurt when her boyfriend blames her for her pregnancy, as well as when Matthew has to repeatedly clean the bathroom he gets annoyed. They both however are not afraid to 'defy' against people in higher power than them (when Maria slaps her father, or when Matthew tries to bargain with the TV man that is trying to hire him). However, throughout the film, I believe that more and more of Meursaut grows in those two characters.

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