Albert Camus' writing style in The Stranger shows the theme of isolation. Camus uses very short sentences, straight to the point, using very simple vocabulary to get his message across. In The Stranger, Meursault will give a complete thought in one sentence but the next sentence will be completely different from what he was talking about in the previous sentence. The novel's diction, syntax, and organization all help readers understand the theme of isolation and its purpose in the novel. This is how Meursault, through his isolation from everyone and from society, realizes that he has the ability to choose what he wants. desires.The diction of the first part of The Stranger is very simple and easy to understand. For example, when he explains his day at the “office” (Camus 25), in chapter three, he says that his “boss [is] nice” (Camus 25). He could have explained his emotions with words like calm or cordial, but he wanted to show his emotions very quickly and in a way that was easy to understand. He chose words such as "nice" to emphasize that he is a very simple person and different from others. Meursault led a non-conformist life and didn't care much about what was happening around him. Even on the “day of [his] execution,” he wished that “the great crowd of spactators…. [greeted him] with cries of hatred” (Camus 123), which is why he uses such simple words to explain his emotions. It is then that he realizes that he has the power to choose what he wants to do. We can say that it was Meursault's isolation from everyone and society that led him to draw this conclusion because he had the time to truly understand the absurd. However, the second half of The Stranger uses a much higher vocabulary than that of Meursault...... middle of paper ...... this is how Meursault, through his isolation from everyone and society, realizes that he has the ability to choose what he desires. Camus represented isolation through low vocabulary and short sentences where everyone settles down and drags others into the void. Through the singular point of view of the narrator Meursault, Camus presents a philosophy devoid of bourgeois morality where judgment and personal honesty become the bases of a happy and responsible life.Works citedCamus, Albert. The Stranger. Trans. Matthew Ward. New York: Vintage International., 1989.Print.Bloom, Harold. “An Explanation from Abroad.” The Stranger - Albert Camus. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989. 13-20.