The movie Trust and the novel The Stranger have a surprising amount in common. The first thing I noticed was the dialogue of the film. It is very similar to the blunt and matter of fact style of writing that Camus employs. Most of the conversations between Matthew and Maria in Trust seem just like Meursault and Marie in The Stranger.
Another convincing parallel between these two works is the way the characters handle their relationships. In The Stranger, Marie asks Meursault if he loves her and if he wants to marry her, but Meursault responds in a way that perplexes Marie. He does not conform to the system of traditional lovey marriage. In Trust, Matthew says he wants to marry Maria because he admires and respects her, but is hesitant to say that means love. He too wants to stay away from the traditional system of marriage.
I do agree with you that they share the same relationship with each other. Matthew and Meursault don't seem to express much feelings toward their partner. I also think there is a relationship between marie mother and Meursault. This may sound bad the comparison I made was that they are both dead.
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ReplyDeleteI think you bring up an interesting comparison. Meursault obviously loves Marie in our eyes, but he does not feel this way until the end of the book. This is a good comparison because Meursault and Matthew are very similar characters.
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ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting how you mentioned the speech patterns of the characters. It is not something I had heard before but it makes a lot of sense now.
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