Just read some Camus

Mr. Sir Real

tell us what surreal

A world absurd [1]

My death won't be heard

In the herd of memories

Which wave as they pass the sea

I guess it don't matter if I pass with a C [2]

A detached observer

Till the moments over

And mommas death won't

Change the rest,

Less emotions best

In our test with death. [3]

A stranger to the end

How do we know death ain't a friend? [4]

[1] - These opening four lines mention Camus, absurdism, and surrealism. The philosophy of the absurd deals with the human tendency to seek purpose in a purposeless word. In other words, humans tend to seek meaning in a chaotic world inherently dilute of meaning. Surrealism is not directly tied to absurdism, but they share similar characteristics.

[2] - Here I give my take or impression of the book overall. I was thinking about how Meursault does not care about his mom's death. The image of memories passing in a sea is just absurd. The final line of this section sets up the next part, wherein I express how I feel as a detached observer.

[3] - This part expands on my thoughts on the book. I guess I took the book as saying life is a test with death, and emotions only get in the way of this test. In the novel, Meursault rarely shows emotion; he showed very little emotion when he went to his mother's funeral and was quick to mourn her death.

[4] - This couplet at the end is hard to explain. I suppose I ask a question inspired by the novel. I ask the reader "how do we known death ain't a friend?"